Features
No shortage of power. Sony has ensured that the Tablet S has adequate power always. A 1GHz dual core processor, and 1GB of RAM power the tablet. The version that Sony has launched in India is the 16GB one, with Wi-Fi only.
No shortage of power. Sony has ensured that the Tablet S has adequate power always. A 1GHz dual core processor, and 1GB of RAM power the tablet. The version that Sony has launched in India is the 16GB one, with Wi-Fi only.
However, the real goodness begins here. The Sony Tablet S has the “PlayStation certification”. What you get on board are the PS classics - Crash Bandicoot and PinBall heroes. However, the promise lies in the potential - Sony’s huge library of PSP and PS3 titles should make their way to the tablet in a few months time. This is really the first time any Android tablet has flexed its gaming muscles.
The universal remote application relies on the RF sensor that Sony has thoughtfully stuffed in the Tablet S. It should, in theory, control any gadget that has an RF remote control, so long as you can either configure the preloaded remotes or make the app learn that particular remote.
Sony hasn’t gone for the full-blown customization of Android - neither with the 3.1 nor with the 3.2 that the review unit came with. What they have done is slightly tweaked the UI and added certain widgets and shortcuts to the home screen. However, beyond that, the apps menu has been completely redone, and admittedly, looks better and livelier than before.
Performance
The combination of a powerful dual core processor and 1GB RAM means using Honeycomb is a delight to use. The slickness of the interface can also be attributed to the light mods that Sony has deployed on the UI. We have seen instances of overdoing it hinder performance considerably, time and again.
The combination of a powerful dual core processor and 1GB RAM means using Honeycomb is a delight to use. The slickness of the interface can also be attributed to the light mods that Sony has deployed on the UI. We have seen instances of overdoing it hinder performance considerably, time and again.
Most visible when you are swiping between screens - no slowdowns or screen tearing type feel. Speaking of which, the touch response is absolutely fantastic, equally comfortable to use in both portrait and landscape mode, with the finger or the thumb!
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The 9.4-inch display puts the Tablet S in what we loosely call the “10-inch tablet” category. No fancy display tech here - just a simple TFT LCD, but the brightness levels as well as the colour depth was delightful. The white colour levels are quite good as well, something that has disappointed us in a lot of other potentially good Android tablets. During the Sony Tablet S review, we also played some videos. Well, it was a heart-warming experience - the entire warmth of colour and smoothness of the fast moving images was just brilliant. However, Android still cannot playback a lot of video files due to codec incompatibility issues. Downloading the free MX Player along with the separate codec package (with the same name) solved the problem. The built-in speakers are quite loud, and clear up to a volume of about 60%. Beyond that, the jarring is quite audible. But then again, we would recommend using a good set of earphones for headphones with almost any tablet.
Brand
Sony
Model name/number
Tablet S
MRP
29,990
Street Price
N.A.
Specs
Processor
ARM Cortex A9
Processor max clock speed
1 GHz
Processor cores
2
SoC
Tegra 2
RAM
1 GB
Display size (in Inches)
9.4
Display resolution
1280 x 800
Display type
TFT LCD
Internal Storage space
16 GB
Expandable Memory (Y/N)
Y
Expandable Memory type
SD card slot
Wi-Fi (Y/N)
Y
3G (Y/N)
N
GPS
Y
Battery rating (mAh)
5000
Dimensions (in mm)
241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1-20.6
Weight (in gms)
598
Features
Operating System (tested with)
Android 3.2.1
Updates installed before benchmarks
Yes
HDMI out (Y/N)
N
USB hub (y/n)
N
Front Camera resolution (MP)
0.3
Rear Camera resolution (MP)
5
Max image capture resolution
2592 X 1944
Max video recording resolution
720p
Bluetooth (Y/N)
Y
RF sensor
Y
Customized application store
Sony Select App
Build Quality rating (out of 10)
Panel material used type (plastic, metal etc.)
Plastic
Majority colour used
Black
Finish type (glossy/matte)
Glossy
Quality of material used
7.5
Overall build quality
8
In-hand feel
8
Performance (out of 10)
On screen keypad layout/comfort of use
8.5
Display brightness
9
Display colour depth/even-ness
7.5
Display viewing angles
6
Video playback quality
7
Camera picture quality
6.5
Camera video quality
6.5
Usefulness of preloaded apps
7.5
Benchmarks/Real world tests
Startup time (switch on till lock screen - in Minutes)
00:28.0
Quadrant Benchmark
1539
AnTuTu Benchmark
4905
LinPack Benchmark (single thread) MFLOPS
29.18
LinPack Benchmark (multi thread) MFLOPS
56.37
GLBenchmark Egypt Standard (Frames)
1878
GLBenchmark PRO Standard (Frames)
1411
Ratings
Features
8.5
Performance
7.5
Build
7.5
Value for money
7
Overall
7.5
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