Sony Xperia Honami aka Xperia Z1's second teaser hints it would be water resistant

With the official launch of the Sony Xperia Honami aka i1/ Xperia Z1 rumoured to be on September 4 coming closer, the company is doing its bit to generate interest by teasing its upcoming smartphone in bits.

The new tweet posted by Sony says, "About to make a splash..." and is accompanied by the #bestofsony hashtag. The second teaser image partially reveals the design of the upcoming smartphone and also confirms that the device would be water-resistant. Other features revealed by the teaser image include a 3.5mm audio jack that can be spotted on the top panel with a chrome finish on the sides, and volume controls placed on the right side of the handset. While the power button sits above the volume controls and is also located at the right side of the device.

Aside from the teaser, Sony has not provided any new information related to the upcoming smartphone. Interestingly, the company has still not revealed the camera of the rumoured Xperia Honami which is also expected to be the highlight of the device. The long rumoured flagship smartphone is expected to pack a 20-megapixel Exmor RS rear camera that will sport a Sony G-lens and BIONZ image processor. The teaser was first spotted by Xperia Blog.

Earlier, Sony teased the power button of its upcoming smartphone on Twitter.

The tweet posted by Sony said, "It's the smartphone everyone's been talking about... not long now." The tweet was accompanied by the #bestofsony hashtag that the company has again repeated in the new teaser.

Recently, a rumour claimed that the Xperia Honami might release as the Sony Xperia Z1.

Rumoured specifications of the Xperia Honami or Z1 include a 5.0-inch full-HD display. It's likely to be powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB of RAM. It may include 16GB internal storage and a 3000mAh battery. The device is said to run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

Sony Xperia i1 Honami spotted again in leaked picture view insight this blog

Sony's much-hyped alleged upcoming flagship smartphone, Xperia i1 Honami is in the news again.

A Vietnamese Xperia fan club has posted a purported picture of the alleged upcoming flagship device. The new leaked picture shows the rear panel of the smartphone. The back panel shows the camera housed on top left side of the device with a XX.XMP code printed along with the camera, which is said to be 20-megapixel.

Another technology site, Android Beat claims that the reason the device is showing 'X' along with the camera is probably because it's a prototype device. It is likely that the Japanese major is testing the camera of the next flagship smartphone and what will launch may be different than what is being currently tested. The company can use a different-sized camera sensor and not essentially 20-megapixel camera.

Sony is said to be holding an event in September at Berlin where it's widely expected that the world will see company's next flagship smartphone.

The Xperia Honami has been in news for some time now thanks to regular leaks that have appeared online.

Earlier, we reported that the Xperia Honami has been spotted in some images that reveal the design, form-factor and the user-interface of the device. The images that were posted suggested that the Xperia Honami phone follows the same design - complete with squared edges and corners - seen in the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL and Xperia ZR devices, launched earlier this year.

Another report claimed that Sony Xperia i1 will come with a 5.0-inch display with 1080p resolution. It will be powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB of RAM. The most-talked about specification is its 20-megapixel Exmor RS camera that would also feature Sony G-lens and BIONZ image processor which are usually found in some of Sony's digital cameras.

The device is also said to come with IP57 certification which means it is dust-and water-resistant.