Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Launched in India

The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is an immaculate specimen of engineering that’s rare out of Apple’s camp. Other tablets for sure are sufficiently designed but when you pick this up, the lightness, the thinness of the tablet makes you wonder if Sony forgot to add internal components. Sony has always produced a very sophisticated hardware and that can be expected from their latest tablet from Xperia Z2 too. After a gap of a few months since the display of this tablet at Mobile World Congress 2014 it’s finally launched in India and is available on Infibeam at a price of Rs. 49, 900 almost the price of Sony Xperia Z2 smartphone.

Magnetic Charging Dock with Xperia Z2 Tablet

First a look at specifications.

·         Display

• Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
• Screenshot capturing
• 16 million colours, 1920 x 1200 pixels
• Wide colour gamut
• TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile
• X-Reality™ for mobile picture engine

·         Camera and video

§  8.1-megapixel camera

§  8x digital zoom

§  Front-facing camera (2.2 MP 1080p)

§  HD video recording (1080p)

§  Exmor RS™ for mobile image sensor

·         Memory

§  RAM: 3 GB

§  Flash memory: Up to 16 GB

§  Expansion slot: microSD card, up to 64 GB

·         Connectivity and communication

§  3G, 4G

§  MHL 3.0 support

§  Wi-Fi

§  Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

§  NFC

§  GLONASS

At just about 439gm and 6.4mm thick the Z2 tablet is light and durable and with IPS5/8 rating means you don’t have to worry about water or dust, although this is same for every Sony Z series device. And with Android KitKat on-board you expect this thing to fly.

Control Tablet with a Remote like a TV

On the tablet’s left side is a lovely chrome power button, which is a signature of Sony’s mobile products. Below that is a rather forgettable volume rocker—and that’s about it as far as physical buttons go. There’s a headphone jack on the tablet’s bottom left side, and the microUSB and microSD slots sit on the tablet’s head, both of which are covered by flaps. On the back there’s an 8-megapixel camera, and a Sony connection on the bottom for accessories if you’re into that kind of thing. Additionally there’s an IR blaster up top for controlling your TV, which is actually pretty handy on such a wide canvas.

The TRILUMINOS display make sure that the user get the best possible and sharpest image. Sony equipped the device with S-Force Front Surround, which is basically a fancy way of saying the Z2 Tablet now has front-facing speakers.

If you have used a Sony device you know it comes loaded with a bunch of pre-loaded apps which however become a bit overbearing. You’ll have apps such as McAfee Security, Pixlr Express, OfficeSuite, File Commander, Sketch, Socialife. Unless you’re very committed to using Sony apps (WALKMAN, Xperia Lounge, Video Unlimited, etc.), you’ll be stuck with plenty of apps just filling up your device.

A look at Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet gallery.

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Overall Sony Xperia Z2 is “the most powerful Android Tablet in the market”. Now it is launched it will give a tough competition to Apple’s iPad which is at almost the same price but Apple’s synthesis of hardware/software is too strong. But in case of Android no one is better than this.