Sony globally launches the tablet addition to the Xperia mobile family, the Xperia Tablet Z, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013-- a 10.1-inch number the company claims is the thinnest and lightest yet.
The successor to the now retired Xperia Tablet S, The Tablet Z carries a 1920 x 1200 touchscreen, a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 pro quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM and either 32 or 64GB of internal storage inside a shell weighing 465g and 6.9mm thick.
The Android variant of choice is 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, while further features include 8MP rear- and 2MP-front facing cameras, NFC connectivity, microSD card slot, x4 speakers and a "Battery STAMINA" mode promising to "significantly" improve standby time.
Just like its Xperia Z smartphone sibling, the Tablet Z is water and dust resistant and has IP55 and IP57 certification to prove it.
The Tablet Z will be available in 60 markets through 140 sales channels from Q2 2013.