Sony announced its first midrange tablet, dubbed Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact at its IFA event two days ago. We got some time to play with the slate and here’s our hands-on report.
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For starters, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with an 8-inch display, which is of WUXGA resolution (1920 x 1200 pixels). While the company claims that the QHD panels don’t offer much sharpness than the regular 1080p displays, we don’t think their argument stands especially considering the screen size on the compact tablet.
The feature that excites us the most is it’s really impress ultra-slim 6.4mm waistline and of course its weight. At just under 270 grams, the tablet feels like a feather in the hands.
Sony in its latest tablet has ditched the dual-glass panel design and has instead gone for a matte rear panel. It’s a welcome change considering that the back is now resistant to fingerprints and also plays an important role in keeping the weight down.
Under the hood of the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, there is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset with quad-core 2.5GHz CPU, Adreno 330 GPU and 3GB of RAM. The hardware is undoubtedly one of the high-performing combinations currently available in the market.
There 16GB of internal storage, which can be expanded and that means you really don’t have to worry about running short on space.
Moving on to the camera department, the tablet houses an 8 megapixel rear camera and 2.2 megapixel front facing shooter. During our play with it, the camera managed to performance well, but it’s too early to make a call and we will make our final judgement when we get the slate in our labs for detailed testing.
There is a 4,500mAh battery that promises to offer long offers of usage. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with IP 68 certification for dust and water resistance and also sports the nylon corner caps just like the ones on the company’s flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z3.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is expected to hit the stores alongside the Xperia Z3 later this month.
Sunil Jamboor Nagesh contributed to this post!