The
Xperia Z1 mini story is quite the thriller. We started hearing rumors
about it in the summer as people in the know unveiled this mysterious
phone as the Honami mini, a companion to the Xperia Z1, the original
Honami. Both devices appeared only in rumors until the Xperia Z1 was
eventually official confirmed and later released, while its miniature
brother remained under cover.
Then, quietly, Sony officially
unveiled the Xperia Z1 f, a Japan-only device that is about to launch
very soon on NTT DoCoMo. This was the rumored Honami mini, but limited
to just a single market. In the following months, an international Sony
Z1 ‘mini’ finally started to take shape and now we have a clearer
understanding of what it looks like and a likely Q1 release date.