Panel lottery for the Sony Xperia Z1 confirmed

Panel lottery for the Z1 confirmed btw.

Vendors:

JDI type 1 - AH-IPS (this was used for the ZU)
JDI type 2 - VA (Xperia Z/ZL leftovers)
Sharp - VA (Xperia Z/ZL leftovers)
Samsung - S-PLS (Will only be used after all the VA panels are used up)

Sony is using up the remaining inventory from Z/ZL and mixing in some AH-IPS panels. Once all the VA panels are used up Sony will only use AH-IPS and S-PLS panels.
This would explain why some prototypes and production units have outstanding displays and some are just like Z/ZL.

Info on different panels types.

PLS panels are supposedly better than IPS panels according to this video that compares all panel types.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?[....]&feature=player_embedded#t=120

http://www.esato.com