The handset appears to be confirmed for a September 4 launch

Aug 19, 2013 07:59 GMT  ·  By

One of the Android smartphones that Sony Mobile is expected to make official in the coming months is the long rumored Sony Honami, which might arrive on shelves as Xperia i1, and which supposedly packs a 20-megapixel photo snapper on the back.

No official confirmation on the device has been provided as of now, but sample photos that have made it to Picasa recently were allegedly taken with a certain Sony C6903, which is said to be the LTE flavor of the aforementioned smartphone.

The photos were snapped at an 8MP resolution, most probably with a pre-production unit, XperiaBlog notes.

Rumor has it that Honami might be officially announced on September 4 at the IFA 2013 trade show in Berlin, and recent reports on the matter appear to confirm that.

A recent article on Bloomberg is citing industry sources who confirmed the said unveiling plans, only days after Sony officially announced plans to hold a press event in Berlin on said day.