Sony launched the Xperia Tablet Z, its latest Android slate, in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress show on Monday. The device is the thinnest and lightest 10-inch tablet produced by any hardware maker thus far at 0.27 inches thick and a weight of 1.09 pounds. And it also is making its debut just six months after Sony’s last Android slate, the Xperia Tablet S.
We got to spend a bit of time using the tablet last week, ahead of its unveiling in Spain, and the sleek build of the device was mightily impressive. As was the Tablet Z’s 1920 x 1200 pixel display. And, like the Xperia Z smartphone Sony showed off at Las Vegas’ Consumer Electronics Show in January, the Tablet Z is water resistant — which might make it a great choice for use in the kitchen. Sony says the Tablet Z can survive being submerged in water as deep as 3 feet for as long as 30 minutes.
Powering the Tablet Z is Google’s Android Jelly Bean operating system (it’ll ship on 4.1 and later be upgraded to 4.2), Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core CPU, clocked at 1.5GHz and 2GB of RAM. Storage comes in at 16GB for $500, or 32GB for $600 — placing the pricing square against Apple’s iPad. Each model of the Tablet Z will sport a microSD card slot, which can handle up to an additional 64GB of storage, as well as an 8-megapixel rear camera, that can shoot up to 1080p video. And up front, it’ll have a 2.2-megapixel, 720p camera. NFC connectivity (which Sony will be marketing under the name One-Touch for some odd reason) will be built in as well.
Like the Tablet S, the Tablet Z features a built-in IR blaster and an app that will allow owners to use the device as a universal remote for TVs, Blu-ray and DVD players, and home theater receivers. No official release date has been announced as of yet.
SPECIFICATION:
| GENERAL | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | |
| LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 | ||
| SIM | Micro-SIM | |
| Announced | 2013, February | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, Q1 |
| BODY | Dimensions | 266 x 172 x 6.9 mm (10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 495 g (1.09 lb) | |
| - IP57 certified - dust proof and water resistant |
| DISPLAY | Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1200 x 1920 pixels, 10.1 inches (~224 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes, up to 10 fingers | |
| Protection | Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass | |
| - Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 |
| SOUND | Alert types | N\A |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| - 3D surround sound enhancement |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 64 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| DATA | GPRS | Up to 107 kbps |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Up to 296 kbps | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) |
| CAMERA | Primary | 8.1 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR | |
| Video | Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR | |
| Secondary | Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps |
| FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 | |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait | |
| GPU | Adreno 320 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Black, White | |
| - SNS integration - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - Xvid/DivX/MKV/WMV/MP4/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo - Predictive text input |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh battery | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 1230 h (2G) / Up to 1270 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 10 h (multimedia) | |
| Music play | Up to 110 h |
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