[June 17, 2013] The ultimate outdoor tablet: Sony Xperia Tablet Z [Week, The (Oman)] Tweet (Week, The (Oman) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Whichever way you slice the tablet pie, Sony's Xperia Tablet Z is a sure contender for your hard­earned gadget rials. The tablet is iconic, and easily one of the best looking on the market, plus, it inherits the slim, water­ resistant design of its smartphone counterpart, making it great for the outdoors. The fact that the tablet has IP57 certifica­tion makes it a great tablet to have when you're on the move since it is dust and water resistant up to 1m for 30 minutes. Sony's angular OmniBalance design means the tablet is a mere 6.9mm thick and weighs under 500g, at least 100g less than its direct competitors. The Xperia Tablet Z comes with an IR blaster to control home equipment, alongside a custom Sony music and video player with solid DLNA capabilities. WUXGA resolution on the 10.1" screen offers a 224ppi density, which easily betters Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 (149ppi), and is very close to the iPad 4 (264ppi). The battery life may not be stellar, but the overall product bests most of its tablet competition. SONY XPERIA TABLET Z AT A GLANCE: Display: 10.1" TFT capacitive touchscreen Resolution: WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2; Processor: 1.5GHz quad­core Krait, Adreno 320 GPU; Memory: 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, MicroSD expandable; OS: Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean (upgrade to 4.2), Connectivity: Optional penta­band 4G L TE, Dual­band Wi­Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi­Fi Direct, Wi­Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, MHL microUSB 2.0, Infrared port, GPS with A­GPS, Camera: 8MP autofocus camera (rear), 2.2MP camera (front), Battery: 6,000mAh Li­Po battery (c) 2013 Apex Press and Publishing Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]