Sony's first tablet, Tablet S, was released in September. More precisely, at the end of September a version of the Tablet S without 3G appeared on the shelves. The 3G version was released later - in December 2011. And today it remains a very attractive option for those buyers who are not chasing the latest technical innovations, but prefer an interesting design and a sonorous brand.

The designer finds don't end there. It is also worth noting the unusual “bumpy” coating of the rear “wrapping” surface.

Apparently, the designers here were not so much trying to achieve unusual tactile sensations as they were trying to avoid the tablet from slipping if the palm of the presenter, who holds the tablet with one hand during a presentation, becomes foggy.

Let's look at the location of the buttons and connectors. All connectors are located on the left side (although it is not entirely correct to call it a side: this is a rather large non-monolithic area).

In addition to the 3.5 mm headphone jack, there are lidded slots for an SD card and a SIM card (the latter is only available in the 3G version, of course), as well as Micro-USB for connecting to a computer. Please note that the Tablet S uses SD, not microSD (which, it would seem, has already become a de facto standard in tablets).

The buttons are located on the right side of the Tablet S. There are no surprises here: Power, volume up and down. Well, there is a Reset hole for emergencies.

To recharge the device, a very unusual (and, I admit, inconvenient to use) Dock connector is used. It is on the bottom (narrow) edge of the device.

There are no buttons or connectors on top. There is only a rounded surface made of the same material and the same texture as the back side (black pimply plastic).

In general, the design can be called... unusual. It is very difficult to evaluate - both from a visual and functional point of view. Probably, the lack of Mini- or Micro-HDMI can be considered a disadvantage (there would be a place for it here), as well as an inconvenient Dock connector (it takes a very long time to get used to exactly how to connect the charger to it). SD instead of microSD - everyone decides for themselves whether this is a plus or a minus. As for the appearance, here too it is impossible to make an unambiguous assessment. Therefore, we recommend that before purchasing, be sure to twirl it in your hands and understand whether you personally like it or not. But as an absolute plus, we note that it stands out from the gray mass of iPad analogues. Sony Tablet S has its own face and style, and whether they are cute or not is a matter of personal taste.

Screen

A curious feature of the screen is its size: the diagonal is 9.4 inches. An atypical solution: the standard is 10.1 inches (ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, Acer Iconia Tab A500, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, etc.) or 9.7 inches (Apple iPad, HP TouchPad). At the same time, the resolution of the Sony Tablet S corresponds to 10-inch tablets. Consequently, the Tablet S's DPI density is slightly higher.

A detailed examination of the screen using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections, Alexey Kudryavtsev. Here is his conclusion.

The front surface of the tablet is covered with a transparent plastic plate (scratch-resistant) with a mirror-smooth surface. Judging by the reflection of bright light sources, there is no anti-glare filter. There is no special oleophobic coating on the outer surface of the screen, so fingerprints appear easily and are difficult to remove, but still the first is a little more difficult, and the second is a little easier than in the case of glass surfaces without an oleophobic coating.

With manual brightness control, its maximum value was 328 cd/m², the minimum was 8.2 cd/m². As a result, at maximum brightness in bright daylight You can see something on the screen, and the minimum brightness will allow you to comfortably use the tablet even in complete darkness. Automatic adjustment brightness works in the same strange way as in the case of the Sony Tablet P - in the “Auto” mode, in bright light the brightness increases to the maximum value, and in complete darkness it remains at the minimum level (which is too low). But the brightness can only increase - with a decrease in the level of external illumination, we did not see a corresponding decrease in screen brightness. However, if you put the tablet into sleep mode and turn it on again, the brightness will be set in accordance with the external light level. The light sensor is located to the right of the front camera. Brightness adjustment is carried out using pulse-width modulation with a high frequency of 209 Hz, so the flickering of the backlight at reduced brightness is not visible.

This tablet uses an IPS matrix, so the screen has very good viewing angles without inverting shades and without significant color shifts, even with large viewing deviations from perpendicular to the screen. True, as is typical for any IPS matrix, the black field becomes significantly lighter when deviated diagonally (but remains close to neutral gray). When viewed perpendicularly, black field uniformity, with the exception of a couple of local areas at the edge of the screen, is good. The response time for the black-white-black transition is 30 ms (16 ms on + 14 ms off). The transition between halftones of 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) takes a total of 46 ms. For a gamma curve constructed from 32 points, the index of the approximating power function was 2.08, which is slightly lower than the standard value of 2.2, while the real gamma curve coincides well with the power dependence.

The contrast is quite high - 820:1. The color gamut is noticeably narrower than sRGB:

The spectra are typical for LED backlighting:

Apparently, the matrix filters slightly mix the components with each other. This technique allows you to increase the brightness of the screen with the same energy consumption for backlighting. The balance in color temperature is good - shades of gray have a color temperature of approximately 6000 K - but the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (delta E) is large (about 12) due to the excess of the green component. This also helps to increase brightness at the expense of some deterioration in color rendering.

However, color temperature and delta E are virtually unchanged throughout the relevant gray scale region, so visually the color balance is very good. Overall the screen is not bad, but nothing special stands out. Screens with similar characteristics can be found in other tablets.

The tablet supports multiple touches (multitouch), 10 touches are recognized simultaneously.

The exact dimensions of the usable screen area (according to our measurements): diagonal 23.9 cm (9.4 inches), wide side - 20.2 cm, narrow side - 12.6 cm.

Platform

The tablet runs NVIDIA Tegra 2 - a standard solution for 2011, but today it is no longer so relevant. Volume random access memory- 1 GB. It is clear that the performance of the Sony Tablet S does not promise us any big surprises (neither bad nor good), but nevertheless we carried out a basic set of tests.

In Quadrant Standard, the tablet still showed an insufficiently high result: 1785 points.

The Sony Tablet S ran the SunSpider 0.9.1 browser benchmark in 2227.1 ms, which is quite normal.

Note: the table shows the best results demonstrated by the tablets

The Sony Tablet S performed well in the Vellamo benchmark, which also focused on web content. Having scored 1021 points, the tablet overtook Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and first ASUS Eee Pad Transformer.

In the Nenamark2 test, which measures the performance of the graphics subsystem, the tablet demonstrated results at the level of other tablets with Tegra 2 - 22.1 fps.

Now let's see how things are going with video playback. For some unknown reason, Dice Player - a player recommended by NVIDIA that uses hardware acceleration - worked completely incorrectly during testing on the Sony Tablet S (even though the paid version was used). Trying to launch any video file in most cases resulted in the application crashing. Therefore, we had to use MX Video Player, which can not use hardware acceleration very often. The results turned out to be identical to what we observed on another tablet with Tegra 2 - ASUS Eee Pad Slider (you can read a comparison of Slider with ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime in the field of video playback). So we state that a miracle did not happen. In this regard, the Sony tablet is no better or worse than competitors on the same platform.

Operating system and applications

We have already said that Sony has developed its own shell for Android Honeycomb. This manifested itself in the icons of the main applications that changed their appearance, the appearance of additional mini-icons (in the upper left part of the screen, near the line Google search) and cute effects.

The icons, redrawn by Sony, now look more uniform: they are all dark purple and strictly square. But for some reason, not all applications (even pre-installed ones) received updated icons. Therefore, there is still no general uniformity observed.

Among the applications, it is worth noting the interface design Music player . Here we see chaotically scattered albums, each of which can be moved away, turned over at any angle and, of course, started listening. Besides Music player There is also a standard Android application Music.

Application Sociorider is a content aggregator social networks. Unfortunately, only Facebook and Twitter are supported. Wi-Fi wire- a utility for checking a Wi-Fi connection and obtaining information about it.

A very interesting utility - Remote control. Let's talk about it in more detail. The application turns your tablet into Universal remote remote control. This is possible due to the fact that Sony Tablet S has an infrared port.

The setup is simple: select the device type (TV, BD and DVD players, network media players, receivers, speakers, etc.), then select the device manufacturer.

In our case, we wanted to configure an LG TV and an Apple TV 2 network media player. Both were found among the proposed options. True, the application does not offer specific models to choose from (even when this model is obvious - as in the case of Apple TV 2).

And here the main difficulty awaits us. Once the device type and manufacturer are selected, you are prompted to select a remote control type. There are nine types in total, and you just need to search through them to find the one on which the buttons displayed on the tablet will work.

In our case, the TV “responded” when choosing the fifth type. Once this is done, all that remains is to configure the gesture controls (for example, by default, a swipe up increases the volume, and a swipe down lowers the volume). That's it, now the TV control is configured. It’s the same with Apple TV, only there we didn’t have to select the types of remote control - apparently, there were no options there. And indeed, everything worked fine. But in the case of Apple TV, one cannot help but find fault with the lack of an alphabetic keyboard. Users of this device (and others like it) know how tedious it can be to use the joystick to enter a search query into YouTube (typing one letter at a time). It would be very convenient if it were possible to do this using a tablet by simply typing on a virtual QWERTY keyboard.

Also from the applications we note DLNA(the ability to stream content from the tablet to DLNA-compatible devices) and Reader- analogue of iBooks. True, it seemed to me not very convenient and functional - free e-readers from Google Play Store (that's what it's called now) Android Market) and the aforementioned iBooks on iOS is more convenient.

Among the pleasant little things - the application Watch. This is if you want to use the tablet as a photo frame.

More - Transfer files: A file manager that allows you to conveniently transfer data from an SD card to internal memory devices and vice versa.

As for games, here we are offered Pinball Heroes and the old Crash Bandicoot, developed for the first PlayStation and now available on the Sony Tablet S. The idea itself is curious (a nostalgic dream!), but in fairness, we note that playing PSone games on touch screen- very unusual, and not the same pleasure, of course.

In general, Sony did a very good job on the software. Yes, there are no serious software packages like Polaris Office (by the way, it’s a shame). But those applications that the developers have equipped the tablet with are really useful and pleasant; they expand the functionality of the device in unexpected ways (for example, in the case of Remote control). As the main disadvantage, we note the difficulty of obtaining root access (although, of course, you can find various instructions on the Internet) and problems with adb drivers (in order to connect the tablet to a PC). Accordingly, it will not be easy to get the opportunity to take screenshots, for example. But, we repeat, this problem can be solved. The proof of this is the screenshots in this article.

Connection

As already mentioned, starting from December 2011, Sony Tablet S is available in a version with a 3G module. 3G works correctly, we have no complaints. It is difficult to adequately test 3G speed, since, firstly, the operator and tariff can act as a limiter, and secondly, reception will not be equally reliable everywhere (in other words, on the ground floor and on the 15th floor of the same building, the speed may be different). But still, “to ease our conscience,” we launched the Speedtest.net utility (in the form of an application from Google Play Store).

In the screenshot above, you should pay attention only to the speed of receiving files, since when transferring files, the operator artificially reduced the speed due to excess traffic.

Another scenario for using the 3G module is sending SMS/MMS messages. Everything is standard here: Android Honeycomb has an application SMS/MMS, this tablet is no exception. Moreover, Sony did not change the design of the application.

Camera

The situation with cameras on the Sony Tablet S is the same as on the Sony Tablet P. There are two cameras: the front one (0.3 megapixels) allows for video communication, including via Skype. Rear (5 MP) - for taking photos and videos.

The shooting quality is acceptable, although the colors lack saturation and the image as a whole lacks detail. As advantages, we note a small amount of noise and artifacts (see fragment of the above frame below).

The tablet takes good photos of text, so you can take pictures of documents before leaving and then calmly study them on the road.

Video shooting is done in 720p resolution. The quality is not bad, the main complaint is the same as with the Tablet P: the bitrate could be higher. The 31-second video, shot with the rear camera of the Sony Tablet S, can be downloaded (MP4 format, size 24.9 MB).

Autonomous operation

Duration battery life We were not pleased. True, we cannot say that it completely disappointed us, but... If you play an SD-resolution movie (685 Kbps, 608×256, Xvid Advanced Simple@L5, Dice Player was used, hardware acceleration was used), set the brightness to the maximum, and make the volume so that it is comfortable to watch with headphones, then the battery will run out in about four and a half hours. It won't be enough. Of course, you can say that the brightness does not need to be turned up to maximum, but alas, with automatic brightness the image seems dark. Therefore, maximum brightness in this case is not a whim. Angry Birds Seasons can be played on a tablet for approximately five and a half hours. Also an average result.

conclusions

Sony Tablet S is an interesting tablet. Perhaps this is a reasonable compromise between originality and generally accepted standards. Everything seems to be “like people’s”, but not boring, but with a twist. The screen has a standard resolution for 10-inch tablets, but not 10 inches, but 9.4. The case seems to have standard dimensions and weight, but with an unusual asymmetry (thickening at the top, shifting the center of gravity). Same with the OS and applications. We especially note the presence of an infrared port and the ability to transfer media data to DLNA-compatible devices.

Yes, at the moment the Sony Tablet S (even with a 3G module) does not look so attractive against the backdrop of high-profile announcements from Apple, ASUS, Samsung and other competitors. But if you are not chasing the latest technical innovations and at the same time are partial to the Sony brand, then the Tablet S is an obvious and not bad choice at all. Sony Tablet P is still too extravagant, but Tablet S is quite mainstream. However, not banal, like most “iPad-like” products, but with its own face. And, by the way, at a quite reasonable price.

In this review, we will look at best models Sony tablets. Let's get acquainted with their characteristics, find out how much they cost, consider their positive and negative sides. We will select the optimal models in terms of price/quality ratio.

Sony Corporation is one of the trendsetters in the field of electronics. Sony tablets are distinguished by high quality components and assembly, as well as ideal color reproduction and performance. In addition, Sony is the world's only developer of a waterproof ultra-thin Tablet PC. The gadgets released by the Japanese giant, although they cost incredible amounts of money, are considered one of the best on the planet, not inferior to models from leading companies.

Types of tablets

Sony produces several different lines of tablets aimed at its customers:

1. Xperia Z Tablet Compact. A series of tablets with an 8-inch screen. Latest models equipped with the most advanced developments. They are distinguished by good performance, excellent camera matrix resolution and support for 4G LTE format.
2. Xperia Z. Flagship series of tablet PCs. Specifications lines are ahead of application capabilities. They are also the thinnest and lightest tablets in the world.
3. Xperia Tablet Z. The standard series of tablet PCs. It has good characteristics; many manufacturers would consider it a flagship, but for Sony it is a budget line of tablets. Some models in this line are equipped with a waterproof case.
4. Xperia Tablet S. A good series of gadgets with Nvidia Tegra processors and increased battery life.
5. Sony Tablet P. A series of folding tablets with 2 5.5-inch screens. Features excellent music reproduction.

How to choose a tablet

Main nuances that must be considered when choosing a Sony tablet:

1. Power and clock frequency processor.
2. Wireless network support.
3. Resolution and screen size.
4. Internal memory capacity.
5. Matrix resolution of the rear and front cameras.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of Sony tablets are their undoubted quality and future technologies. By purchasing such a gadget, you can be sure that the technical capabilities will remain at the same level for a long time. The downside is that the price is not at all affordable.

My rating of the best Sony tablets

1. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.
2. Sony Xperia Tablet Z.
3. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.
4. Sony Tablet S
5. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet.
6. Sony Tablet P

Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet

Specifications Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet

System
Type	tablet
operating system	Android 4.4
CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2300 MHz
Number of Cores	4
Built-in memory	16 GB
RAM	3 GB
Memory card slot	yes, microSDXC, up to 128 GB
Screen
Screen	10.1", 1920x1200
Widescreen display	Yes
Type	TFT IPS, glossy
Touchscreen	capacitive, multi-touch
Pixels per inch (PPI)	224
Scratch-resistant glass	There is
Video processor	Adreno 330
Wireless connection
Wi-Fi support	yes, Wi-Fi 802.11n, WiFi Direct, Miracast, DLNA
Bluetooth support	yes, Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
NFC support	There is
mobile connection
Infrared port	There is
Camera
Rear camera	yes, 8.1 megapixels
Rear camera features	autofocus
Front-camera	yes, 2.2 megapixels
Sound
Built-in speakers	yes, stereo sound
Built-in microphone	There is
FM tuner	There is
Functionality
GPS	There is
GLONASS	There is
	There is
Sensors
QWERTY keyboard	optional
Connection
To computer via USB	There is
External devices via USB	There is
MHL support	There is
Audio/headphone output	yes, 3.5 mm
Connecting a headset	There is
Dock connector	There is
Nutrition
Working hours	13:00
Standby time	100 h
Battery capacity	6000 mAh
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions (LxWxD)	266x172x6 mm
Weight	439 g
Additional Information
Frame	waterproof

Advantages and problems of Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet

Advantages:

1. easy.
2. responsive.
3. fast and powerful.
4. good screen.
5. convenient case.

Flaws:

1. Problems with the screen - yellow spots.
2. poor location of the headphone output.

Video review of Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet

Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Specifications Sony Xperia Tablet Z

System
Type	tablet
operating system	Android 4.2
CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 1500 MHz
Number of Cores	4
Built-in memory	16 GB
RAM	2 GB
Memory card slot	yes, microSDXC, up to 64 GB
Screen
Screen	10.1", 1920x1200
Widescreen display	Yes
Type	TFT
Touchscreen	capacitive, multi-touch
Pixels per inch (PPI)	224
Video processor	Adreno 320
Wireless connection
Wi-Fi support
Bluetooth support	yes, Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
NFC support	There is
Infrared port	There is
Camera
Rear camera	yes, 8 megapixels
Rear camera features	autofocus
Front-camera	yes, 2.2 megapixels
Sound
Built-in speakers	yes, stereo sound
Built-in microphone	There is
FM tuner	There is
Functionality
GPS	There is
Automatic screen orientation	There is
Sensors	accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, light sensor
Format support
Audio	AAC, OGG, FLAC, MP3
Video	MPEG-4, MKV, H.264, H.263, MP4
Connection
To computer via USB	There is
External devices via USB	optional
MHL support	There is
Audio/headphone output	yes, 3.5 mm
Dock connector	There is
Nutrition
Opening hours (video)	10 o'clock
Battery charging time	7 hours
Battery capacity	6000 mAh (22.2 Wh)
USB charging	There is
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions (LxWxD)	266x172x7 mm
Weight	495 g
Additional Information
Frame	waterproof
Peculiarities	remote control function; support for JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, WEBP formats; AAC, HE-AAC, MIDI, VP8, AVI; camera recognition of faces and smiles, shooting panoramas and HDR

Advantages and problems of Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Advantages:

1. appearance.
2. screen.
3. CPU.
4. waterproof.
5. own filling.

Flaws:

1. easily soiled.
2. The speakers are weak.
3. The delivery package is rather poor.
4. price.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z video review

Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

Specifications Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

System
Type	tablet
operating system	Android 4.4
CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2500 MHz
Number of Cores	4
Built-in memory	16 GB
RAM	3 GB
Memory card slot	yes, microSDXC, up to 128 GB
Screen
Screen	8", 1920x1200
Widescreen display	Yes
Type	TFT IPS, glossy
Touchscreen	capacitive, multi-touch
Pixels per inch (PPI)	283
Video processor	Adreno 330
Wireless connection
Wi-Fi support	yes, Wi-Fi 802.11n, WiFi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth support	yes, Bluetooth 4.0
NFC support	There is
Camera
Rear camera	yes, 8.1 megapixels
Rear camera features	autofocus
Front-camera	yes, 2.2 megapixels
Sound
Built-in speakers	yes, stereo sound
Built-in microphone	There is
Functionality
GPS	yes, with A-GPS support
GLONASS	There is
Automatic screen orientation	There is
Sensors	accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, light sensor, barometer
Format support
Audio	WAV, OGG, FLAC, MP3
Video	MP4
Connection
To computer via USB	There is
External devices via USB	optional
MHL support	There is
Audio/headphone output	yes, 3.5 mm
Nutrition
Opening hours (video)	15 h
Battery capacity	4500 mAh
USB charging	There is
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions (LxWxD)	213x124x6.4 mm
Weight	270 g
Additional Information
Frame	waterproof
Peculiarities	protection class IP65/68; support for 3GPP, AVI, XVID, WEBM, ASF, AMR formats; ANT+

Advantages and problems of Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

Advantages:

1. very fast.
2. great screen.
3. fast and accurate gps/glonass.
4. Keeps charging for a long time in wifi+screen+gps mode.

Flaws:

1. camera.
2. quiet sound in the speakers.

Video review of Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

Sony Tablet S

Specifications Sony Tablet S

System
Type	tablet
operating system	Android 4.0
CPU	Nvidia Tegra 2 1000 MHz
Number of Cores	2
Built-in memory	16 GB
RAM	1 GB
Memory card slot	yes, SDHC
Screen
Screen	9.4", 1280x800
Widescreen display	Yes
Type	TFT IPS, glossy
Touchscreen	capacitive, multi-touch
Pixels per inch (PPI)	161
Video processor	NVIDIA Tegra 2
Wireless connection
Wi-Fi support	yes, Wi-Fi 802.11n
Bluetooth support	yes, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Infrared port	There is
Camera
Rear camera	yes, 5 megapixels
Front-camera	yes, 0.3 megapixel
Sound
Built-in speakers	yes, stereo sound
Built-in microphone	There is
Functionality
GPS	There is
Automatic screen orientation	There is
Sensors	accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, light sensor
Format support
Audio
Video	MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, H.263
Connection
To computer via USB	There is
External devices via USB	There is
Audio/headphone output	yes, 3.5 mm
Nutrition
Working hours	8 hours
Battery capacity	5000 mAh
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions (LxWxD)	241x174x10 mm
Weight	625 g
Additional Information
Housing material	plastic
Equipment	tablet, adapter alternating current, power cable, belt
Peculiarities	support MP3, WMA Pro, MIDI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, WBMP formats

Advantages and problems of Sony Tablet S

Advantages:

1. bright screen.
2. quick response.
3. good sensor.
4. convenient form.
5. build quality.

Flaws:

1. equipment.
2. microphone.
3. quiet sound from the speakers.

Sony Tablet S video review

Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet

Specifications Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet

System
Type	tablet
operating system	Android 5.0
CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 2700 MHz
Number of Cores	8
Built-in memory	32 GB
RAM	3 GB
Memory card slot	yes, microSDXC, up to 128 GB
Screen
Screen	10.1", 2560x1600
Widescreen display	Yes
Type	TFT IPS, glossy
Touchscreen	capacitive, multi-touch
Pixels per inch (PPI)	299
Video processor	Adreno 430
Wireless connection
Wi-Fi support	There is
Bluetooth support	There is
Operation in mode cell phone	There is
mobile connection	3G, EDGE, HSCSD, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, GPRS, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, LTE
Camera
Rear camera	yes, 8.1 megapixels
Front-camera	yes, 5.1 megapixels
Sound
Built-in speakers	yes, stereo sound
Built-in microphone	There is
Functionality
Automatic screen orientation	There is
Sensors	accelerometer
QWERTY keyboard	optional
Format support
Audio	FLAC, MP3
Connection
To computer via USB	There is
External devices via USB	optional
Audio/headphone output	yes, 3.5 mm
Nutrition
Opening hours (video)	17:00
Battery capacity	6000 mAh
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions (LxWxD)	254x167x6.1 mm
Weight	392 g
Additional Information
Frame	waterproof
Housing material	plastic
Peculiarities	dust and moisture protection according to IP68 standard (moisture protection for up to 30 minutes in fresh water at a depth of 1.5 meters); colors: black, white; technology fast charging battery

Advantages and problems of Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet

Advantages:

1. performance.
2. thin and light.
3. The touchscreen response is lightning fast.
4. Holds charge for a long time.
5. Great sound from external speakers.
6. sound quality in headphones.

Flaws:

1. high price.
2. The back side gets hot.

Video review of Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet

Sony Tablet P

Specifications Sony Tablet P

System
Type	tablet
operating system	Android 3.2
CPU	Nvidia Tegra 2 1000 MHz
Number of Cores	2
Built-in memory	4 GB
RAM	1 GB
Memory card slot	yes, microSDHC
Screen
Screen	5.5", 1024x480
Widescreen display	Yes
Type	TFT, glossy
Touchscreen	capacitive, multi-touch
Pixels per inch (PPI)	206
Video processor	NVIDIA Tegra 2
Wireless connection
Wi-Fi support	yes, Wi-Fi 802.11n
Bluetooth support	yes, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
mobile connection	3G, HSDPA, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
Camera
Rear camera	yes, 5 megapixels
Front-camera	yes, 0.3 megapixel
Sound
Built-in speaker	There is
Built-in microphone	There is
Functionality
GPS	There is
Automatic screen orientation	There is
Sensors	accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, light sensor
Format support
Audio	AAC, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, MP3
Video	MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, H.263
Connection
To computer via USB	There is
External devices via USB	No
Audio/headphone output	yes, 3.5 mm
Nutrition
Working hours	7 hours
Battery capacity	3080 mAh
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions (LxWxD)	180x158x14 mm
Weight	372 g
Additional Information
Equipment	tablet, AC adapter, power cable, SD card, strap
Peculiarities	two screens with a diagonal of 5.5 inches; support MP3, WMA Pro, MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, WBMP formats

Advantages and problems of Sony Tablet P

Advantages:

1. good sound module.
2. both screens work like two halves of one.
3. works very quickly.

Flaws:

1. The screen is very glarey.
2. Video does not support all formats by default.
3. fonts are too small.

Sony Tablet P video review

Content:

The main competitors have already brought their products to the market, and Sony waited until the fall of 2011 and only then announced its vision for this class of devices. Did Sony manage to surprise customers? Partly yes! Based on the totality of its characteristics, the tablet called Sony Tablet S turned out to be an interesting and original solution, although not ideal. On the other hand, are there many ideal devices today? IN this material I will try to describe my impressions of working with this tablet, which was purchased in March 2012. I'll make a note, screenshots and thoughts on performance will be based on Android 4.0. On May 31, Sony Tablet S owners had the opportunity to officially update the operating system. And this update brought with it several pleasant innovations. So, let's go!

Design and ergonomics

It is noticeable to the naked eye that Sony did not want to release another faceless device, which is a uniformly thin rectangle like what Samsung and Asus brought to the market. The designers of the Japanese manufacturer spent a lot of time thinking about how to highlight their creation on store shelves. And they succeeded! Sony Tablet S cannot be confused with any other tablet. The point is in its body shape: it is something similar to a magazine folded in half. The thickness of the case at the top of the tablet (just where your hands hold it) is significantly greater than the thickness at the bottom and is as much as 24 mm.

Due to this, a more confident grip is achieved when holding the device in weight. And this is important when you have to do something with the tablet while standing. Your hands get noticeably less tired. In this matter I can compare Sony Tablet S with Asus tablet Prime. The Taiwanese product is a simple metal rectangle, quite thin. This creates some inconvenience. The edges of the tablet noticeably cut into your palms, making it harder for your fingers to grip. So Sony designers not only managed to distinguish the Sony Tablet S from the crowd of competitors, but also significantly improved its ergonomics.

Moreover, the back surface of the tablet is made of rough plastic that does not slip under your fingers at all. There are also four plastic feet to prevent the Sony Tablet S from sliding on the table. This is also a big plus.

There are few interface connectors. At the bottom there is a port for charger, and on the left side there is a 3.5 mm jack. There, under a beautiful flap, you can find slots for an SD memory card (which is a definite plus!) and for a SIM card (I have a version of the Sony Tablet S with 3G support). The microUSB connector for synchronization with a PC has also not gone away. You can also connect to the tablet via a special adapter external storage, so host mode is implemented. However, having a slot for full-size SD cards, I still couldn’t figure out why I would need to connect anything else via cable. You can charge the tablet only through the proprietary connector; charging does not come from a PC. The power supply is extremely similar to that of Sony netbooks; it is quite large by tablet standards.

Do you think I will only praise Sony in this section? No, I’ll tell you about the fly in the ointment. Or rather, there are two of them. The first is the screen covering and the front side of the device. They are terribly soiled and instantly stain your fingers. So every day the tablet can and should be wiped with wipes to clean the optics. And prints also interfere with working in sunlight, since the display is already glossy.

The second is the location of the three keys: power and volume control. They are located at the top on the right side, literally close to each other. Although they are embossed, they are too crowded, and there are rare erroneous clicks. However, I cannot help but note their pleasant movement and clear tactile feedback.

In the end, I can say this: the appearance and ease of holding the tablet in your hands are excellent. You won't find fault here at all. Sony managed to create a truly pleasant device, with minor exceptions.

Screen

It uses an IPS matrix with a diagonal of 9.4 inches and a resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels. Based on the experience of long-term use, I can safely say that when used indoors, the screen produces an exceptionally rosy impression. I would like to note good color rendition and equally good viewing angles. Perhaps someone will be somewhat upset by the imperfect black color. You can find many opinions on the Internet that the white color on the Sony Tablet S screen has a yellowish tint. This is probably true, but it does not cause any obvious problems. Things aren't so good outside. Maximum brightness under straight lines sun rays It’s not enough anymore, and it’s hard to read from the screen. Plus, the extremely high soiling of the display also does not improve readability. The screen coating is susceptible to scratches, so carry the device with caution.

So, when used at home, the screen on the Sony Tablet S is more than good, but outdoors there may be problems. There it is better to use Samsung AMOLED screens or Asus matrices with increased brightness.

Autonomy

Agree, this aspect is extremely important for any Android device. The Sony Tablet S is based on the Nvidia Tegra 2 chip (2 cores), which is moderately optimized in terms of energy saving. In addition, there is a feeling that something was done inside Sony when finalizing Android. But first things first.

Under the hood we have a 5000 mAh battery. It's sparse. Especially for Android, which is famous for its immodest appetite for battery resources. On the official website, the company declares 7 hours of battery life. In reality, this is what happens. If you turn on Wi-Fi and start browsing the web, the battery will last for 5.5-6 hours. The brightness was set to approximately 50% of maximum. I note that my tablet also supports 3G. So, when working through cellular network The battery was subjectively discharged less. If you watch a 2.2 GB DVDrip for 1.5 hours, approximately 25% of the total charge will be used up. That is, the tablet will be able to show video for 5-6 hours (but this depends on the resolution and bitrate). “Heavy” games will drain the battery in about 4 hours.

And now about the bad. Sony programmers, when writing proprietary gadgets for Android, did something that, even in standby mode with Wi-Fi turned off and the screen dark, the tablet loses 2.5-3% of battery charge per hour. That is, overnight you will miss about 15-20% of the charge! This is weird. It is worth considering that some software also significantly increases energy consumption. For example, HD Widgets spent another 2% of charge per hour when running. I had to remove them.

The tablet takes about two hours to charge. I advise you to buy a cradle, with its help you can charge your Sony Tablet S much more easily, and the tablet looks more elegant in such a stand. According to Sony, the Tablet S does not look like a strongman in terms of power consumption. In my opinion, Sony engineers made a mistake with the battery capacity; it should have been made more powerful. And so the Sony Tablet S is not a device with which you can safely leave home for 10 hours. It will not survive until the end of the working day if used heavily. This turns it into a bedside device. What makes the situation worse is that I couldn’t find it on sale. external batteries, having the ability to connect to the connector in the Sony Tablet S. You won’t be able to charge the device on the go.

As a result, power consumption is a serious disadvantage of the tablet. To some extent, we can hope for the upcoming update of Sony tablets in the fall, which will probably include models based on the Tegra 3 chip. Having an Asus tablet based on this solution, I can say that Tegra 3 actually consumes less energy in standby mode. So we wait.

Camera and multimedia

The tablet has 2 cameras: on the front with a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels, and on the back with a resolution of 5 megapixels. You can use video calling. The rear camera is ordinary in capabilities, good photos You shouldn't expect anything from her. Rather, it is a kind of insurance when there is an urgent need to shoot something, regardless of the final quality, but there is nothing else at hand. Although I have already seen several times how people recorded videos on full-size 10-inch tablets. Personally, I find this a strange activity. By the way, Sony video The Tablet S writes in 720p resolution (but the sound is very mediocre). The camera interface is quite convenient, settings are switched quickly. The speed of saving photos is high, there are no problems here. But everything is spoiled by the dim display, which is very difficult to read in the sun. So shoot on the street with using Sony Tablet S is standing in cloudy weather.

If we talk about video playback, then Sony did not surprise us with anything. For example, Samsung has long been building support for all popular codecs and video formats into its tablets. Sony doesn’t like to do this, and therefore out of the box the tablet “eats” only WMV and MP4 videos. Yes, you can install some program for downloading videos from Youtube, and they will open perfectly on the device in resolutions up to 720p. But to watch movies obtained from torrents, I strongly recommend installing the free MX Player. Things are better with music. Sony not only built a branded and beautiful player, but also added support for audiophile formats FLAC and OGG to the tablet. The volume is enough, the quality is very, very good. Wanted good headphones, you shouldn’t limit yourself to simple plugs. Then you can enjoy lossless music. Sony Tablet S completely replaces the audio player in terms of quality, and you can safely listen to something instrumental while reading the news. Yes, and the stereo speakers in the tablet are very, very good! It's nice to listen to music through them. The photo gallery is simple and quite neat, with photo thumbnails loading quickly. Android 4.0 on Sony Tablet S On May 31, Sony released official update up to the fourth version of Android for Russian tablets. What did it really need? First, the built-in browser has become faster and more convenient. Added fine settings scaling and text size. You can quickly switch from mobile to desktop version of the site. Synchronization of bookmarks with desktop works Google Chrome. Flash support remains. Secondly, you can install mobile Google Chrome on the fourth Android. Externally, it practically copies the desktop version. The only pity is that there is no permanently visible bookmarks bar at the top of the browser. But the speed and design of the application are pleasing. The lack of support for Flash technology is somewhat frustrating; on a number of resources you won’t be able to watch the video. On the other hand, it's time to get used to it, because mobile chrome in the future it will become a standard browser in Android. Third, Sony programmers managed to achieve an important thing: smooth operation of the interface! And on Android devices this is a very big problem. It is not uncommon for 4-core flagships to stutter when scrolling through desktops. Sony Tablet S is exceptionally pleasant in this aspect. Fourth, the basis for working with files was a proprietary file manager, made in corporate style companies. The fact is that on Android 4, many third-party managers have somehow lost the ability to delete files from the memory card. You have to work through a regular one. Fifth, you can take a screenshot of the screen “without dancing with a tambourine.” To do this, press and hold the power and volume down buttons. But the same browser almost always, after being minimized, will begin to load previously opened pages again. Many games also do not like to be minimized to the background and crash. So, Sony decided to do something in this direction. Now at the bottom of the screen you always see a button that allows you to launch one of three mini-applications on top of any current application. This could be a browser, a control program home appliances via infrared or calculator. The last two options are not very interesting, but the browser is interesting. For example, you are reading a tweet feed in the same Twitcaster. And you want to quickly look something up on the Internet. Now you don't need to minimize the active application and launch a full-length web browser. Just press the mentioned button, and a built-in browser window will open on half of the display, right on top running application. You can move this mini-program to the edge of the display, and it will remain there waiting for a call, almost without interfering with the previous program. To some extent, this is similar to the opportunity from, when you can open two applications on the display at once, dividing the display between them. Sony has added a panorama mode to the camera app. This may be useful to someone, although I did not understand the meaning of this step. The photo gallery now has the ability to directly access a memory card and built-in photo processing tools. You can change their parameters as in a graphic editor. Branded programs from Sony have not gone away either: mail client and a reader for Twitter and Facebook. They are quite usable. Among the general pleasant features of the fourth Android, I’ll highlight the ability to delete unnecessary notifications by swiping, the function of creating folders for grouping applications and quick start cameras from the lock screen. By the way, the next one Android version carries index 4.1, so there is a possibility of an update to it. But the fifth Android will most likely require the purchase of a more powerful tablet. conclusions I won’t give lengthy recommendations on how to set up software, since everyone has different tasks, and Google store has a wide selection of applications. I will limit myself to the most important programs. I advise you to install Google Chrome Mobile, Tweetcaster, MX Player, Kingsoft Office and some Task Manager. What can I say in the end? In terms of design and ergonomics, the Sony Tablet S turned out to be a very successful and original solution. Whatever one may say, the Japanese company managed to create not just another clone of competitors’ tablets, but something of its own that stands out from its analogues. We are pleased with the wide range of modifications. You can buy versions without 3G with 16 or 32 GB memory, or you can buy them with 3G. What does anyone like? The case does not shield anything, so we have a stable connection to Wi-Fi networks, and to satellites. The 3G module works perfectly, the sensitivity is high, on the Megafon network I received a download speed of about 6 Mbit per second. The screen's color reproduction is quite pleasant, but it lacks brightness outdoors. This is worth considering. Along with the display, energy consumption is the second main disadvantage of the device. It is best to use the Sony Tablet S in places where there is a power outlet nearby. But the power supply itself is rather large, and it’s inconvenient to carry it with you. So essentially we have a home tablet that you shouldn’t take with you on trips. In terms of multimedia, the tablet looks decent: it plays music perfectly (the speakers are very good!), it shows movies (via third-party video players), and it plays almost everything. Of course, games optimized for Tegra 3 will require a different device, but there are not very many such games. So, is the Sony Tablet S worth buying today? The prices, frankly speaking, remain inhumane (the 16 GB plus 3G version costs an average of 19 thousand, and without 3G - 16 thousand). There is a premium for the Sony brand. And that's the whole point! If you are a fan of “Sony style”, then there is plenty of it here. And we must take it. If you are indifferent to Sony equipment, then there are a fair number of cheaper analogues on the market with the same characteristics. And in this case, the Sony Tablet S is not the best option, and I cannot recommend it. By and large, we see a very typical situation: Sony has made another product “for its own”, who are willing to significantly overpay. The company does not look back at competitors and does not always set adequate prices for its solutions. This is bad. But so far I don’t see any changes in this situation. This does not mean that the product itself is unsuccessful; the Sony Tablet S is generally pleasant. But it should cost less. In the meantime, his purchase will be more emotional than pragmatic. This is truly a product “for our own people”. © Oleg Kravchenko,

To say that the Sony Tablet S is fundamentally different from other tablets is to lie. It is, of course, rectangular, with a glossy frame around a 9.4-inch screen, the familiar Tegra 2 nests inside, and it all works under Android control Honeycomb 3.2. Painfully familiar. However, the devil is in the details.

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There are still clear differences. For example, Sony did not strive for miniaturization, as a result of which the tablet looks plump - 20.6 mm at the thickest part. But you won’t confuse it with another Android tablet: from the side and back it looks a little like a folded magazine, except that you can’t unfold it back. This clever shape allows you to comfortably hold the Sony Tablet S in your hands: in horizontal orientation it does not slip out of your hands, and in portrait orientation it fits perfectly into the palm of the “fold line”. It’s funny, though, that Sony in its specifications lists separately the “thickness” of the tablet and separately the dimensions of its “soft spot.” In parentheses, unobtrusively so.

The dimensions theoretically allow more good and different connectors to be built into the tablet. But in practice, Sony limited itself to one MicroUSB Host, one 3.5 mm mini-jack (which, by the way, is designed to connect a headset with a microphone) and, for which special thanks to the Japanese, a full-size device for reading SD memory cards. That is, the card from the camera can now be inserted directly into the tablet without hesitation. If only they released normal photo editing software for Android... It's surprising that there is no support for Memory Stick cards. It seems that in this regard Sony has decided to change its standards.

All connectors are located on the left side, and the right side is given over to thin and not very convenient buttons - two for adjusting the volume and one for turning it on/off. There is also a tiny hole with the inscription “Reset” - apparently, Honeycomb, even in version 3.2, is not yet stable enough. The tablet never froze before our eyes, so for now we can only guess about the usefulness of the button.

There is also a speaker on each side, and the last remaining connector is hidden on the bottom edge - this is a four-pin proprietary port for a docking station, charging and other accessories. For an unknown purpose, a lanyard attachment is provided on the case. We sympathize in advance with those who decide to hang this tablet around their neck... It is, of course, relatively light - about 600 grams, but it’s still not worth experimenting with.

Judging by the amount of empty space on the side edges, the tablet could have been loaded with connectors much denser. Since the designers still had somewhere to roam, it would be logical to place HDMI and a full-fledged USB here - or better yet, two at once. The interior space also seems to be underutilized. Based on Sony's battery life figures, the Tablet S's battery has about the same capacity as its competitors. About 6 hours of video viewing, about the same amount of web surfing - however, it is not specified at what level of display brightness such indicators are achieved.

Speaking of the display. It's about as good as other Android tablets around 10 inches. High brightness, good viewing angles, rich colors. The technology is not specified in the stated specifications, but the image quality looks like it is IPS. The only let down was the proprietary TruBlack technology, which was supposed to make the black color very black - for some reason it turned out just the opposite.

The glass that covers the display is quite durable - we were unable to scratch it with keys. But the same cannot be said about the case; the back wall of the tablet scratches without much effort. This is true for both the glossy black surface and the small silver insert at the bottom of the case. The glossy part, by the way, successfully collects fingerprints. And the display collects them with a vengeance - not a single tablet “gets caught” like the Sony Tablet S.

You can find fault with the sound volume of the built-in speakers - at maximum, the two speakers of the Tablet S sound quieter than the only “beeper” of the not-most-musical smartphone in the world. But the sound quality of the tablet is significantly higher - average and low frequencies noticeably more. You can watch movies at home, but in transport you will have to arm yourself with headphones.

There are, as expected, two cameras in the new product - 5 megapixels on the back and 0.3 on the front. The rear takes average pictures - as in most tablets. But it copes well with shooting in poor lighting, and does not produce much noise - it seems that some kind of software noise reduction is working in the background. Sorry, there is no flash. The front camera... how can I put this censorship... Well, what else can you expect from a tiny matrix with VGA resolution?

Technical Sony specifications Tablet S
Screen	9.4″ 1280x800 IPS LCD
CPU	NVIDIA Tegra 2, dual-core, 1 GHz
Video subsystem	NVIDIA GeForce ULP
Net	3G (optional, no details)
Memory	Operating: 1 GB, Built-in: 16/32 GB NAND + SD slot
Camera	Main: 5 MP Front: 0.3 MP
Data transfer	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, microUSB 2.0 Host, IR port
Navigation	A-GPS
Dimensions and weight	241.2x174.3x10.1-20.6 mm, 598 grams without 3G module (625 g with 3G module)
Battery	n.d. (approximately 6 hours of life when playing music or surfing the web via Wi-Fi)
operating system	Android 3.2 Honeycomb

⇡ Clothes for honeycombs

Sony likes to supplement the functionality of the operating system with a large number of proprietary software. The Tablet S was no exception. There are quite a lot of changes and additions: for example, the screen installed applications completely different from the standard one. There is also a proprietary on-screen keyboard - it looks more interesting than the usual Android one, and is more pleasant to use.

I really liked it music player: folders with music in it are presented in the form of boxes with CDs that can be dragged around the “table”. The only pity is that there is no zoom function. And there’s not much space on the “table” - if you upload it to a tablet music collection decent sizes, then all this can turn into a chaotic pile of small icons.

Judging by the set of pre-installed programs, the tablet’s purpose is mainly “home”: it has, for example, a (terribly inconvenient) TV remote control. For this reason, by the way, the IR port was hidden somewhere in the Tablet S. The tablet is also capable of playing whatever your heart desires on a moderately distant TV via DLNA. If, of course, the TV or the set-top box connected to it allows this. This, by the way, to some extent compensates for the lack of HDMI.

Unlike other tablet manufacturers, Sony has a “ten trump card” up its sleeve: long and successful work in the market game consoles and related content. For example, the Tablet S is thoughtfully loaded with a childhood game - Crash Bandicoot, and a PlayStation One emulator at the same time. I think it's about the same as on Sony Ericsson Xperia Play.

But if on a phone with a relatively low resolution of a relatively small screen, old games created for warm, tube TVs look fine, then on a tablet with a moderately high resolution, large interpolated pixels are clearly visible. Perhaps this will add a nostalgic feeling to some, but PSX games on the Tablet S still look dubious.

But the on-screen version of the gamepad is not as scary as one might expect. The large size of the buttons allows you not to miss, so the red imp-bandicoot confidently runs forward, jumps at the right moment and sends oncoming turtles and crabs into the unknown distance. Sony, of course, will not limit itself to one game, but the rest - if you please, download for money.

In the current firmware version, localization suffers a little. In addition to all sorts of funny points like “Before. files" and "Reference manual...", there are also untranslated pieces. Let's say, in the list of what can be done with music file, among the translated items there is a certain “Throw”. Did you think it meant "Throw Away"? But no, it turns out, “throw it” to the nearest DLNA device. In general, the firmware is not exactly crude, but certain improvements will not harm it.

⇡ Conclusion

There was a lack of diversity in the tablet market, especially in Russia. We expected something unusual from the Sony Tablet S: firstly, it is still Sony, and secondly, the company did not immediately enter this market, so it could well have taken into account the mistakes of its competitors... But we did not expect anything truly outstanding: a new product too similar to other tablets, it lacks something special - some zest.

On the other hand, if we make allowances for high expectations, then everything turned out not so bad at all - at least no worse than many others. Tablet S turned out to be convenient, fast, with good screen and a good set of additional software. And the appearance is quite interesting - at least it allows you to stand out from the crowd. What more could you want from a tablet?

The only thing that is a little confusing is the price: for the version with 16 GB of memory and without a 3G module in Russia they will ask for 18,990 rubles. The iPad 2 with the same configuration costs the same. Having added another four thousand (which is exactly how much you will have to pay for a model with 32 GB of memory), you can take the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - thin and light, but, unfortunately, quite thoughtful. Another option is the ASUS Eee Pad Transfromer with a docking station - with a keyboard, a hefty battery and other amenities. A technocrat's dream, but weighs almost as much as a real laptop. In a word, all existing alternatives still have certain shortcomings, so the Tablet S has a very real chance to slightly advance its competitors. At least by the power of the brand.

Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.

Design

Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Materials used, colors offered, certificates.

Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	239.8 mm (millimeters) 23.98 cm (centimeters) 0.79 ft (feet) 9.44 in (inches)
Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	174.4 mm (millimeters) 17.44 cm (centimeters) 0.57 ft (feet) 6.87 in (inches)
Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units measurements.	8.8 mm (millimeters) 0.88 cm (centimeters) 0.03 ft (feet) 0.35 in (inches)
Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement.	570 g (grams) 1.26 lbs (pounds) 20.11 oz (ounces)
Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped.	368.03 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 22.35 in³ (cubic inches)
Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale.	Silver
Certification Information about the standards to which this device is certified.	IPX4

Operating system

An operating system is a system software that manages and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.

SoC (System on Chip)

A system on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device on one chip.

SoC (System on Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation.	Nvidia Tegra 3 T30L
Technological process Information about technological process, on which the chip is made. Nanometers measure half the distance between elements in the processor.	40 nm (nanometers)
Processor (CPU) The primary function of a mobile device's processor (CPU) is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications.	ARM Cortex-A9
Processor size The size (in bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of the registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have more high performance compared to 32-bit processors, which for their part are more productive than 16-bit processors.	32 bit
Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute.	ARMv7
Level 1 cache (L1) Cache memory is used by the processor to reduce access time to more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small in size and works much faster as system memory, and other levels of cache memory. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for it in the L2 cache. On some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2.	32 kB + 32 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1, but in return it has a larger capacity that allows caching more data. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for it in the L3 cache (if available) or in RAM memory.	1024 kB (kilobytes) 1 MB (megabytes)
Number of processor cores The processor core executes software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to be executed in parallel.	5
CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).	1300 MHz (megahertz)
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphics applications. IN mobile devices it is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, etc.	ULP GeForce
Number of cores GPU Like a CPU, a GPU is made up of several working parts called cores. They handle graphics calculations for various applications.	12
GPU clock speed Running speed is the clock speed of the GPU, measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).	416 MHz (megahertz)
Amount of random access memory (RAM) Random Access Memory (RAM) in use operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted.	1 GB (gigabytes)
Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device.	DDR3-L
Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels means more high speeds data transmission.	Single channel
RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines its operating speed, more specifically, the speed of reading/writing data.	1500 MHz (megahertz)
	8 pixel shaders 4 vertex shaders

Built-in memory

Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed capacity.

Memory cards

Memory cards are used in mobile devices to increase the storage capacity for storing data.

Screen

The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.

Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the quality of the information image directly depends.	TFT
Diagonal For mobile devices, screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches.	9.4 in (inches) 238.76 mm (millimeters) 23.88 cm (centimeters)
Width Approximate screen width	7.97 in (inches) 202.47 mm (millimeters) 20.25 cm (centimeters)
Height Approximate screen height	4.98 in (inches) 126.54 mm (millimeters) 12.65 cm (centimeters)
Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side	1.6:1 16:10
Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. More a high resolution means sharper detail in the image.	1280 x 800 pixels
Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. More high density Allows you to display information on the screen with clearer details.	161 ppi (pixels per inch) 63 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display.	24 bit 16777216 flowers
Screen area Approximate percentage of screen area occupied by the screen on the front of the device.	61.46% (percentage)
Other characteristics Information about other screen features and characteristics.	Capacitive Multi-touch
	Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating

Sensors

Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators into signals that a mobile device can recognize.

Rear camera

The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on its back panel and may be combined with one or more secondary cameras.

Sensor type Information about the camera sensor type. Some of the most widely used types of sensors in mobile device cameras are CMOS, BSI, ISOCELL, etc.	CMOS BSI (backside illumination)
Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of cameras is resolution. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in an image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often list resolution in megapixels, indicating the approximate number of pixels in millions.	3264 x 2448 pixels 7.99 MP (megapixels)
Video resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record.	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
Video recording speed (frame rate) Information about the maximum recording speed (frames per second, fps) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic video recording speeds are 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps.	30fps (frames per second)
Characteristics Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera.	Autofocus Geographical tags

Front-camera

Smartphones have one or more front cameras of various designs - a pop-up camera, a rotating camera, a cutout or hole in the display, an under-display camera.

Audio

Information about the type of speakers and audio technologies supported by the device.

Radio

The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.

Location determination

Information about the navigation and location technologies supported by your device.

WiFi

Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for transmitting data over close distances between various devices.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless data transfer between various devices of different types over short distances.

USB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.

HDMI

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital audio/video interface that replaces older analog audio/video standards.

Headphone jack

This is an audio connector, also called an audio jack. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Connecting devices

Information about other important connection technologies supported by your device.

Browser

A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.

Video file formats/codecs

Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital video data.