It seems it will have larger pixels than the current crop of 13MP Androids but if it is serious about being a better cameraphone those are not its competitors. By my calculation (using the formulae from my earlier post on sensor sizes) the Xperia Z1 will have pixels that are 65 millionths of an inch high and wide. That means it will have way smaller pixels than any of:
- Nokia N8 [109]
- HTC One [108]
- Nokia Pureview 808 [93]
- Nokia Lumia 920/928/925 [77]
- Nokia Lumia 1020 [75]
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom [75].
Sensor size and pixel size is not everything in any camera, let alone a cameraphone. Nor is megapixels. Apple's iPhone, which has consistently trailed the pack in megapixel count and has had the standard sized sensor of the time, has always consistently been ranked as a top, if not the top, performer for image quality. That is a tribute to Apple's system and software design.
So, the fact that Sony's new camera flagship may not have the numbers to suggest a great cameraphone does not mean it will not be a great cameraphone. However, years ago, Sony Ericsson was first to market with a 12MP cameraphone, the Idou/Satio. The Satio was physically a gorgeous phone. The slide to open lens protector looked and felt the business.
The photos did not live up to the promise and I sold mine on within two weeks of purchase. By contrast, my Nokia N8, now well into its third year of use, keeps producing good photos (and keeps playing music from a 1TB portable hard drive in my car).
I hope the Z1 will be the cameraphone that we have hoped for from Sony for years but I am not optimistic.
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