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Sony Tablet S goes 3G, the company ships a version with a SIM card slot

By Daniel Petrov

Published: Dec 12, 2011, 6:53 AM

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Sony Tablet S goes 3G, the company ships a version with a SIM card slot

The 3G version of the Sony Tablet S Android fondleslab is now shipping, and it is priced a hundred pounds sterling more than the Wi-Fi variant, likely to translate to $100 more in the US, if history of selling mobile gadgets across the Atlantic is any indication.

The tablet has a 9.4" display, and is powered by a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip, with 5MP rear and a front-facing camera both present. It also has the often overlooked infrared sensor, which is placed there to allow using the slate for a remote of Sony's TVs and Blu-ray players.

Sony Tablet S recently got popular as the tablet which the Pope himself used to light up the world's largest Christmas tree, a feat that he did remotely with a "Sony" tablet with "Android", as the Vatican's press release referred to it.

source: TheRegister

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.