Sony Xperia Tablet Z rumored, complete with Full HD screen and quad-core power

By Andy Boxall January 16, 2013

Check out our review of the Sony Xperia Tablet Z.

Rumors are gathering that Sony has another tablet in the works, and it could be related to its new Xperia Z smartphone range, and not just in name. The Xperia Z and Xperia ZL were announced during CES 2013, and quickly became the standout smartphone releases of the show. The tablet/smartphone hybrid represents not only Sony’s first adventure into the 5-inch, full HD market, but also the first time it has used a quad-core processor in one of its devices.

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The news of Sony’s next Z project comes from a Google+ account, which is written in Japanese, detailing an Xperia Tablet Z. According to the leaked specification, the device will have a 10.1-inch screen and boast a 1920 x 1200 resolution, taking it above the Xperia Z’s 1080p pixel count.

Having now got the taste for quad-core power, Sony will use another Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chip to power the Tablet Z. A Twitter account under the name of @Xperia_Info has filled in some of the blanks at this stage, stating the tablet will also have 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage memory.

Sony will add an 8-megapixel camera to the rear of the tablet and provide a 2.2-megapixel video call camera on the front, plus in the same way as the Xperia Z phone, the tablet will have IPX5 and IPX7 certification, so it’ll be water and dust proof. It’ll also come loaded with NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 6000mAh battery. If the dimensions provided are accurate, the whole device will be a mere 6.9mm thick and although there are no images of the Xperia Tablet Z, we’d expect the design to be similar to the phone too.

Talk of a new Sony tablet comes soon after the Xperia Tablet S made its return to stores, after being withdrawn last year due to its splash-proof body not being as splash-proof as advertised. Perhaps a new model is exactly what it needs to banish that rather embarrassing ghost.

At this stage though, the Xperia Tablet Z is nothing but a rumor, and with no indication of when it could arrive, it may stay this way for a while.

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