Review of Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
The Xperia Z2 Tablet is a successor to last year’s Xperia Tablet Z, and like what we’re seeing in Sony’s smartphone range, the device is an incremental update to what came before. Like the Tablet Z, the Z2 Tablet is fully water resistant, packs a 10.1-inch WUXGA display, and is under 7mm thick. The most significant update is the specification bump to Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 801 SoC, plus there’s an improved camera and a sizable weight reduction.
Unlike some plastic implementations (looking at you, Samsung), the Xperia Z2 Tablet’s rear panel doesn’t look awful, in fact it fits in well with the rest of the slate. Unfortunately it’s a massive fingerprint magnet in black that’s tougher to clean than the front, but its minimalist design looks good and it feels great to caress. Around the edges there’s silver brushed metal highlights, which add visual appeal to the package.
Like all waterproof devices with a capacitive touchscreen (eg. the Samsung Galaxy S5), it’s impossible to use the touchscreen when the tablet is fully or partially submerged in water. This significantly reduces the usefulness of this feature, especially when considering how it’s unsafe to submerge the tablet in salt water due to the risk of corrosion. With a resolution just larger than 1080p, you’ll be able to watch Full HD content natively with a small amount of letterboxing, which is typical for an Android tablet. Factoring in the navigation bar at the bottom of most apps, the usable display resolution reduces to 1920 x 1128: just shy of standard 1080p.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet is a successor to last year’s Xperia Tablet Z, and like what we’re seeing in Sony’s smartphone range, the device is an incremental update to what came before. Like the Tablet Z, the Z2 Tablet is fully water resistant, packs a 10.1-inch WUXGA display, and is under 7mm thick. The most significant update is the specification bump to Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 801 SoC, plus there’s an improved camera and a sizable weight reduction.
Unlike some plastic implementations (looking at you, Samsung), the Xperia Z2 Tablet’s rear panel doesn’t look awful, in fact it fits in well with the rest of the slate. Unfortunately it’s a massive fingerprint magnet in black that’s tougher to clean than the front, but its minimalist design looks good and it feels great to caress. Around the edges there’s silver brushed metal highlights, which add visual appeal to the package.
Like all waterproof devices with a capacitive touchscreen (eg. the Samsung Galaxy S5), it’s impossible to use the touchscreen when the tablet is fully or partially submerged in water. This significantly reduces the usefulness of this feature, especially when considering how it’s unsafe to submerge the tablet in salt water due to the risk of corrosion. With a resolution just larger than 1080p, you’ll be able to watch Full HD content natively with a small amount of letterboxing, which is typical for an Android tablet. Factoring in the navigation bar at the bottom of most apps, the usable display resolution reduces to 1920 x 1128: just shy of standard 1080p.
via Hardware Forums http://ift.tt/1nnMgLu
No comments:
Post a Comment