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Sony Xperia Tablet Z: tried the Hands-On

We had the new tablet flagship Sony Xperia Tablet Z already at MWC in Barcelona briefly in the hands. Now a pre-production model is received by us in the office and we were able to perform the first measurements in the lab. Whether the tablet provides more than a full-HD display and a stylish design, check out our practice test.

Strong hardware
As the 5-inch smartphone brother has the Sony vgp-bps12 Xperia tablet over a Snapdragon S4 processor with four cores and a clock speed of 1.5 GHz Also the water-and dust-proof housing, n-Fi and LTE takes the tablet as features from Z Xperia smartphone. An 8-megapixel camera is also installed. The internal memory of the tablet Xperia Z hold as many as 16 or 32 GB, there also stores the operating system Android 4.1. An upgrade to Android 4.2 will be released after the launch. Via a microSD card you can expand the memory further. All this packed into a Sony a 7-millimeter tablet.

Prima readings
In the test lab, we were able to determine first battery readings: To keep the Sony vgp-bps8 tablet in about 4 hours video playback druch while surfing the Xperia Tablet Z must after about five hours into the AC outlet. Both results are compared with other model although only in the lower middle, but for the tablet weighs just 500 grams - making it the lightest 10.1-inch tablet of our leaderboard.

Also the Full HD display of the Sony vgp-bps13a Tablet Z convinces with first readings as well as in the subjective test. HD videos and high resolution photos appear on the display even a touch sharper than other tablets. Contributes not only the resolution but also the excellent LCD tabs. Sony built a very clear, bright and sharp color screen at the same time. After the first measurements, the brightness amounts to about 350 candelas per

Less the handling
Although the software on our Sony vgp-bps13/s tablet Z was not yet final, running the Android 4 is already very round. Only small jerks we could determine when browsing - Sony should make it to resolve them for the first time can achieve an Android tablet on the same performance as Apple's iPad.

The Sony vgp-bps18 Xperia Tablet Z to appear in the second quarter, in black and white. Then 639 euros required for the variant with LTE. For Wi-Fi version with 32 GB Sony calls 549 euros as the price and the smallest issue with Wi-Fi and 16 GB costs 499 euros.

Sony delivers with the Xperia Tablet Z is a cool tablet device: the first touch becomes clear that this is an exceptional Android tablet. Because despite the 10 inch Z is slim and lightweight. In terms of design, the tablet is the phone and follows a clear line. The Full HD screen has the Z clear, bright and sharp, the performance is up to a few mini-stuttering also great. Despite the fact that the model is a prototype device, it makes you want more. Once Sony provides us a final sample available, we will test this extensively.

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