Sony Xperia Tablet Z review: Stepping up
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- reggie
- Mfx
- 02 Jun 2013
I've never bought tablet, and I've never bought sony gadgets so far..
but this tablet looks worthy enough, design wise, and spec wise, probably the first tablet I'd buy..
waiting for sony to release tablet z in my country
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- frost
- vp1
- 02 Jun 2013
I'm planning to buy this tablet! Since it's very light and thin, I recognize this as being handy to be carried around inside my bag without minding some extra weight. :)
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- Jopa
- Yd6
- 02 Jun 2013
Sony....... Where is the multiple useRd log in?
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- Monica
- Jyk
- 01 Jun 2013
AnonD-143205, 30 May 2013Waterproof? For what? Who needs waterproof tablet? Crap... moreI would love to use this tablet in my bathtub :)
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- Riddick
- fu4
- 01 Jun 2013
Good review as always that's why your reviews are for me - Most trusted. Point to note as another reader has said... Need to improve on the battery testing.... Since tablet usage pattern may not be similar to smartphone it would be more useful to develop your own battery test for tablets and please you need to compare apples to apples otherwise it's bizarre
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- TheNeighbor
- v0q
- 31 May 2013
Synonymous, 31 May 2013TheNeighbor: I'm pretty sure the XZ tablet's TFT screen is ... moreI said taking ques from previous devices what Sony has been doing. Their product screens aren't as impressive as other brands lately. One thing is sure - Sony provides terrible battery backup.
I'm not the only one using the same ip address of an entire mobile network. I'm posting with my 3G phone. Duh.
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- Synonymous
- v0q
- 31 May 2013
TheNeighbor, 30 May 2013"Don't get cheated by "features".. "???... moreTheNeighbor: I'm pretty sure the XZ tablet's TFT screen is as unimpressive with angle view discoloration.
GSMA's Team: Unlike Sony phones, viewing angles on the Xperia Tablet Z are very good with a minor contrast loss when viewed at an angle.
Troll spotted! Before you post a comment be sure to read the review, or be sure to read just the issue that you're pointing out, like the dispay review of the tablet. And you've posted twice with different name. First you said a positive feedback and that you'll buy one. Then used another name and had said a lot of negative feedback.
Since I'm a regular visitor of GSMArena, every time I'll see a post of "TheNeighbor", I'll always give it a doubt. Sorry troll.
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- AnonD-149818
- 3JD
- 30 May 2013
Anonymous, 30 May 2013Current high reso tablets now these 5 only.
1. Apple iPa... moreNexus has more resolution than sony
Nexus 299 ppi
Sony 224 ppi
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- AnonD-115286
- CZY
- 30 May 2013
TheNeighbor, 30 May 2013"Don't get cheated by "features".. "???... moreThere are some apps in the Google Play offer similar multitasking function/capabilities as well, though most of them are not free apps and "not that capable" compare to Samsung's "multi-window". And Sony's "Small App" feature also can be consider as a good alternative as well for multitasking.
Anyway, in the end, it just a matter of choice.
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- AnonD-115286
- CZY
- 30 May 2013
Anonymous, 30 May 2013Current high reso tablets now these 5 only. 1. Apple iPa... moreSony Xperia Tablet Z is quad core as well - 1.5 GHz quad-core Krait CPU
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- Zaka
- uCa
- 30 May 2013
Anonymous, 30 May 2013Current high reso tablets now these 5 only. 1. Apple iPa... morecorrection : sony xtz has quadcore 1,5 Ghz SD
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- AnonD-143205
- TrI
- 30 May 2013
Waterproof? For what?
Who needs waterproof tablet? Crap, only cost a lot,
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- Anonymous
- PGX
- 30 May 2013
Current high reso tablets now these 5 only.
1. Apple iPad
2. Sony XTZ
3. Padfone inf
4. nex10
5. transformer pad inf.
Only 2 of the above have gsm call feature: padfone + transformer
Only 2 have sd slots: transformer + sony
Only 2 have fm radio: sony + padfone
Only 1 is quad core: padfone
Only 1 has 13mp flash cam: padfone
Only 1 has wifi ac : padfone
Only 1 is waterproof and dustproof: sony
Still not much choices in premium high resolution tablets.. i say wait, but currently best deal is sony, padfone or ipad if you got $$
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- TheNeighbor
- v0q
- 30 May 2013
Anonymous, 30 May 2013This sony tablet have better screen resolution /chipset/cam... more"Don't get cheated by "features".. "?????!!!! Haha, yeah, get a lesser productive device instead. The thing is, you can't even have a multi-windows tasking with the XZ tablet even with its impressive screen pixel density. Taking ques from its cellphone counterpart, I'm pretty sure the XZ tablet's TFT screen is as unimpressive with angle view discoloration. Also just like what I saw with the Xperia S tablet.
I hope the battery is satisfactory for this lesser features device. What else is it good for other than waterproofed and encouraging picture taking with its higher resolution camera? Do you have an existing photography career?
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- impres
- v0q
- 30 May 2013
Battery is better than one would expect. Very good, however one must not forget that this test ga uses is only about page loading, in real browsing you will zoom and scroll, it really is hard on the battery. I have tried on GNote2 and the battery would drain very fast when doing just normal zooming and scrolling, as this is hard on the CPU and GPU compared to only page load and render. The good news is that you dont need to zoom and scroll that much on a tablet, Tablet Z may last nearly as long as inn this test. I will buy one.
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- JKL
- uEN
- 30 May 2013
Just a few thoughts on the review. The review itself was done very well I do like reading the reviews on this website as I find the reviews very thorough and balanced.
Having said that what I did find a little weird or disturbing is the need to compare tablets to mobile phones in terms of battery performance, screen, sound, power and processing and on a fairly inconsistent basis too.
I think the review might have been more helpful and informative for the reader when deciding between what tablet to purchase if the tablet was just compared against other tablets and on a very consistent basis.
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- pax
- m{7
- 30 May 2013
Best tablet as of yet.
I think gsmarena sums it up well. It might not have extreme specs but the looks and ipx7 feature will be a deal breaker.
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- Anonymous
- thp
- 30 May 2013
Anonymous, 30 May 2013This sony tablet have better screen resolution /chipset/cam... morewhat apps offer split screen? which is probably one of the best feature in a tablet... and plz dont go around saying 'features' are useless, if your beloved XZ has those features ull be praising it with joy.
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- Primark
- 7Xi
- 30 May 2013
A tablet you can take anywhere... even in the bathtub to watch "educational films" LOL...
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- Anonymous
- PGX
- 30 May 2013
Synonymous, 30 May 2013For a video comparison review of iPad4, Nexus10, Asus Padfo... moreYes i agree, i prefer sony tablet UI. The current 4.2 android tablet UI looks like a giant phone.. very ugly.