IFA 2013: Sony officially unveils the Sony Xperia Z1 with a 20.7MP shooter

A few hours before Samsung had their share of the spotlight, Sony had their event to unveil their newest flagship Android smartphone, dubbed as the Sony Xperia Z1. The Z1 is probably luring those photo lovers out there to buy it since it almost focused on the camera. Of course, this is still a smartphone so it also has those amazing Sony technology has to offer from their LCD screens to even the way the phone is manufactured. The Z1 is a smartphone and is waterproof and can take photos underwater. The Z1 runs on the latest available version of Android, 4.3 Jelly Bean, and sports a 5" Full HD display. 

LG officially outs the LG G Pad 8.3

LG, days prior to IFA 2013, has announced the world's first 8-inch tablet that boasts a Full HD display. Dubbed as the LG G Pad 8.3, the device runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and will sport an apparent 8.3" inch display that boasts WUXGA (1920x1200_ screen resolution. According to LG's press release, they will be showcasing this tablet at the event in Berlin, Germany and will eventually be rolled out to markets later on. Other things include a 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a 5MP rear shooter, a 1.3MP front, and a 4,600 mAh battery. 

Sony Mobile sets an event on September 4, 2013

Sony Mobile has sent out invites for an event in September 4th in Berlin, Germany. This event is said, according to rumors, to unveil the Xperia i1 which has been circulating the rumor mill itself. Anyway, the interesting thing here is that, the said event will happen at exactly the same day Samsung has set for their Samsung Unpacked Event Episode 2. Sony's event will happen 2 hours before Samsung's which will start at 7PM (local time - Berlin). As usual though, IFA Berlin is always a time where a lot of new gadgets are introduced to the world so this does not really come as a surprise. Let us just be ready for September for it is just around the corner.