Sony’s next flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z4, was revealed yesterday, putting to rest the fun ‘how many leaks will there be before we know everything about this device‘ game. Though not a dramatic departure from the Xperia Z3, the new and even thinner phone with a 5.2-inch display offers quite a few refinements over its predecessor. One such improvement is the front-facing camera that’s now been upgraded to 5-megapixels for even better ‘selfies.’ Let’s be honest, hipster or not, a better camera is always appreciated, especially when there’s nobody around to help you capture that moment.

Fortunately for Xperia fans, Sony did more than just up the megapixel count. Those details after the jump.

In addition to providing a higher megapixel count which should allow you to edit and post a better photo since more pixels means more quality to scale from, Sony has also swapped the Z4’s front-facing camera lens. Now, the front-facing camera will have the same wide-angle lens of the primary shooter which is a 20.7-megapixel camera. Sony has also added digital image stabilization to ensure that, even if you’re sticking your hand out as far as you can, you have the best chance at getting a picture that’s in focus.

The Sony Xperia Z4 has at this point only been announced for Japan.

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