Last week, a bunch of hands-on photo’s taken with Sony’s much-anticipated flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z1, were posted on the internet. And now, a leaked press render and official press release has surfaced on an Xperia-orientated website, showing the upcoming handset in all its glory, as well as confirming many of the expected specifications, just one day before the device’s official announcement.

Last week, Sony uploaded a teaser video to its YouTube channel showing off its new upcoming flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z1. And this week, some more leaked images have been published on a Chinese website revealing the much-anticipated device in all its glory.

As of today, Sony is pushing out a standard maintenance update for its Xperia S, SL, and Acro S handsets to fix a wide variety of reported issues based on user feedback.

A leaked press render has now surfaced, revealing Sony’s upcoming flagship handset, the Z1, in the company’s famous trio of colors – black, white, and purple. This leak comes just over a week before its scheduled launch at the IFA which is due to take place in Berlin, Germany.

Anyone dismissing the Sony MDR-X10 headphones as simply yet another bombastic, over-the-top, celebrity-designed fashion statement for teenage bass junkies would be wrong. Easily forgiven, but wrong.

While most of those descriptive terms ring true — the big, lurid cans apparently received design input from none other than big, lurid entertainment personality Simon Cowell, and they’re definitely aimed toward the bass-obsessed — the X10s differ significantly from their brethren, and actually stand out prominently against an ocean of boom.

In other words, if you’re looking for bass-heavy headphones, this is your first stop; but even if you’re not, the X10s are so good they might win you over anyway.