Abstract: Are you a home theater enthusiast building the ultimate man cave? Sony's Tablet S is the strongest Android-based contender offering unique features for that specific segment. With DLNA compliance and IR remote control apps, it deserves special attentio...
Published: 2011-11-21, Author: What , review by: whatmobile.net
Abstract: It€s unusual for Sony to arrive late to the party when new technology is concerned. Blu-ray and 3D TV saw Sony on the starting line and the Sony Reader arrived years before the Amazon research and development lab put the Kindle on the drawing board. The T...
Abstract: Product Round-up With Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich upon us, it's a good time to take stock of the impact - or lack of it - of Android 3 Honeycomb and Nvidia's Tegra 2, the chipset and release of Google’s mobile OS that were hoped would knock the iPad o...
DLNA and infrared remote features are hard to use, poor cameras
The Sony Tablet S is a decent Honeycomb tablet with a unique design. It runs like a Tegra 2-powered device should, and Sony's interface additions are nice. However, key features that aim to differentiate the device from the competition let us down and ...
Sony is to be congratulated for the innovative design, light weight and excellent screen of the Tablet S. And while it can share and display content on other devices using DLNA, this networking option is notoriously picky and relies on there being co...
The Tablet S has some commendable features, most obviously its rather avant-garde yet eminently practical shape. The lack of video output and a less-than stellar screen will be concerns for some, but the reasonably long battery life compensates for thi...
The wedge design sets the Tablet S apart from the pack and an excellent camera, stylish revamp of the Android UI, exclusive media content and PlayStation certification will win it further fans,
Build materials lack flair considering the asking price and the choice of a 9.4in screen and tinny speakers undermine its media credibility.
Just looking at the Tablet S will likely attract or repel you to Sony's vision for the blossoming tablet sector. The wedge shaped design works well in landscape, but feels unbalanced when held in portrait and the reduced screen size, proprietary chargi...
Sony could make this a much better tablet with a few tweaks. The lack of SD expandability, despite supporting SD cards, is ludicrous. The build quality could be better, but we like pretty much everything else and the universal remote is cool....
In a sea of iPad-lookalikes, the design of the Sony Tablet S is rather refreshing. Early descriptions of the device said it looked like a folded-over magazine and it really does. Its black facade curves at the top and continues around the back of the d...
