Sony Xperia Tablet Z User Reviews

This tablet is very fast...Yes, it's waterproof. The camera is very god and fast. I like the otther Camera Mods. The SoC processor is fast with 2 GB ram. After 2 years is good and not have a problems. I like take the photos under water. is very big screen and this is +

Had it for a while now, I love the battery ,screen, The only problem are the ports. I broke one because of constant use to plug the USB.I would also would like a better front camera and a faster processor.

Rather have ipad air note 10.1 2014 and the surface but all in all average tabalet battery needs work lags outdate specs but is light and feels high quality alsp nice feature that its water proof . This tabalet to me is the third best overall tied we ith surface pro and google nexus with ipad air and galaxy note 10.1 2014 all which are 10 inches on

nice Powerful Tablet but some very important Points and Daily Needs are Prevent the full Rate these things are messed up like small battery and back flash the worst is Phone Call Feature, nice Powerful Tablet but some very important Points and Daily Needs are Prevent the full Rate these things are messed up like small battery and back flash the worst is Phone Call Feature

I have this tablet for about 5 months and I got to say it exceeds my expectations. The screen, sound and build quality are just top notch. In my country, the Tablet Z is cheaper than the iPad 4/Air and the Galaxy Note 10.1/2014 edition so it is a great buy. I have a black 16gb WiFi model.

I have a 16Gb Wifi version. it's a Nice tablet, nice build quality. Nice screen. But it's a little bit expensive. Goes perfectly with CM 10.1, as sony permits to unlock bootloader and provides opensource drivers for its components.

I'm using the Japanese S－０３E, which packs 32GB with LTE in white. Seems mostly the same, but there are DoCoMo apps, the (imo) superior AOSP browser, extra system apps (such as full size calc) and some different icons (mainly on small apps). Plus it has a pullout 1seg antenna. The STAMINA mode is oddly missing (standard Android power saving is available) and the JP XPERIA keyboard has downloadable skins. For most part I'll say the JP tablet model is better.

Build quality and design, great. Impressively light, but it can flex slightly and that triggers touches detected on the screen. Water resistance works , at least under a tap so far. I love the grippy frictiony rear texture, I can place it on my hand at a 75 degree angle and it doesn't slide. Plus, the whole clean white look is extremely classy. It's also less revealing of the fingersmudges you get there, and the back is also surprisingly dirt resistant.
The screen isn't a PLS or IPS or anything fancy sounding, but it may as well be one. For a TFT panel, it is remarkably saturated, sharp and contrasty. Brightness is good, but I find it overblows bright areas and loses detail sometimes. The app Screen Adjuster helps resolve this though. Color reproduction is also impressive. I prefer to turn off the BRAVIA Engine since it is really just screwing with my pictures rather than improving the screen.
To clarify on the speakers, some equalization and tuning is needed but they can sound surprisingly good. They are however NOT quadraphonic, they are stereo speakers with two outlets each to reduce the likelyhood of a speaker being obscured. Another nice touch is how they automatically reverse the stereo placement if you rotate it upside-down.
Camera isn't worth writing home about. It's one of the better ones in a tablet, but it's still like a watercolor at 100% crop.
3G (don't have LTE due to this being a DoCoMo model) is working fine and fast enough, no evidence of reception dropping.

Most of the software is snappy, apart from Socialife and Sony's launcher and the Android system bar which is sometimes unresponsive. I don't feel hindered by the APQ8064 S4 Pro, (which is still one of the most powerful processors in a tablet since there aren't any I've seen with Snap600/800 on the market) and file transfer performance was surprisingly swift.
The keyboard is also pretty nicely comfy to type on. I typed this post on the tablet! Still getting typos though.
The AOSP browser is in as I said, which means you can get Flash working in it.
Any curious about battery life, it's been running for 8.5 hours on HSPA/HSPA+, with 4.5hrs so far of screen ontime and a lot of web browsing, app downloafing, IM, some music playing and stuff throughout and is at 23%. Isn't bad for such a skinny 6,000mAh cell, honestly - I can extrapolate it'll last 6+～10h under more strenuous usage. Note that it charges much faster on the charging cradle/dock, apparently the MicroUSB port only delivers 500mAh. The cradle charges it in about 4h.

I HAD to have one of these as I've been looking for my ideal Android tablet for some time, and so far, the majority of the pro websites have given the Sony Xperia Tablet Z very positive reviews. Not wanting to wait several weeks, as Amazon states for their shipping times, I bought one straight from Sony...and I couldn't be much happier! Just about every tablet I've tried has had defect issues, build issues, too low screen resolution (or underpowered when it was hi rez), etc., etc. Although it's not perfect, with everything I'd LIKE to see in a tablet, I think it's overall the best tablet currently available.

BUILD:
I know it's been said in many reviews, but seriously, this thing is amazingly light and well balanced. At roughly the equivalent in weight to an iPad Mini, it's a remarkable feat of engineering. Yet it's also quite solid and exceptionally well made. There is no tablet lighter and thinner than the Z...period.

SPECS:
Powered by a quad-core Snapdragon processor, the Z scores a remarkable Antutu benchmark of 20,000+ straight out of the box, readily defeating the Nexus 10. That's some serious power, and it shows in smooth and responsive controls, whether surfing the web, running apps, or playing graphic-intensive games. The GPS locked onto 15 satellites INDOORS within seconds using GPS Test. WIFI is rock solid and supports dual-channel wireless speeds of 300 mbs. It links up with a PS3 Dual Shock controller through a USB host adapter at first, then wirelessly after being paired with the tablet. It has a Micro SD card slot for memory expansion up to 64 GB. It even has a built in FM radio for heaven's sake. The IR remote control works very, very well, and the channel guide with show descriptions and pictures is a great added feature. And the ability to "throw" the channel to your TV with a simple swipe is pretty cool. And although Sony claims that the WIFI mirroring of your tablet screen is a feature for Sony smart HDTVs, it worked perfectly with my LG TV, much to my surprise. I really haven't had the ability to test out the NFC capability, but I suspect I will eventually as the standard is more widely adopted.

SCREEN:
Hands down, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z has the most vivid screen of any tablet I've seen, including the Transformer Prime, Nexus 10, and Apple iPad 4, thanks to the Bravia 2 engine, the same used in Sony's HDTVs. It's simply stunning. While not as high of a resolution as the Nexus 10 or iPad 4, I personally think the difference is hardly noticeable in side-by-side comparisons. A Matte finish would have been great as the screen is glossy, but no more so than the other tablets out there.

SOUND:
Sony touts the sound as a primary feature of the tablet, and for the most part, it lives up to the hype. The 3D surround is decent, although I have to say the Galaxy Note 10.1 still has the best overall stereo and 3D sound with its forward facing bezel-lined speakers. Still, the Sony sound is plenty loud, and full of nice enhancements an