Sony Xperia Tablet S Review and Test
Average Rating: 3.1 out of 5
REVIEWS
3.8/5 (7.6/10) The Verge
Impressed by battery life, fast performance, having kept all the original Android apps while adding their own Sony apps, really likes the remote control and Watch Now, and calls it one of their favorite tablets, but calls the design a drab, and thinks it has too many preinstalled apps.
3/5 CNET Cites a comfortable and good design, but complains about the price for what is offered, serious performance issues with a suddenly flickering screen, and GPS connectivity problems.
3/5 PCmag Calls it a home entertainment tablet and armchair living room companion, with solid design and fast performance, but thinks it has below average battery life, mild performance issues, and a premium price for not having a retina screen.
3/5 Tabletmonkeys is in praise of the Xperia's ergonomics, design, class-leading battery life, the universal remote control, and SD card expansion, but found it a little pricey (the original $399 launch price), and points out uneven camera performance from the original firmware.
2.5/5 Gizmodo Finds the Sony Xperia Tablet S ergonomic and solid, with great quality. Enthusiastic about the IR blaster, macro function of the remote control, hardware performance, speaker sound, and battery life. But doesn't like the skin Sony has put over the original Android, even if Sony kept all the apps.
Engadget (Doesn't rate) Engadget doesn't make ratings, but likes the ergonomics, the IR-blaster and universal remote control, and intuitive parental control on the Sony Xperia Tablet S, but experienced some hiccups during testing, didn't like the camera, or the apps.
Average Rating: 3.1 out of 5
| PROS - Universal Remote and IR Blaster - Good Screen - Great Ergonomics - Hardware Performance - Good Battery Life - Watch Now TV App - Full sized SD Card Slot Storage Expansion |
CONS - Priced Slightly High - Long Wake-Up Time - GPS Connecting Issues - Uneven Camera Performance - HDMI Requires Dongle |
| MSRP: $399 New Price: $329.99 from Amazon.com  |
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| Sony Xperia Tablet S |
3/5 CNET Cites a comfortable and good design, but complains about the price for what is offered, serious performance issues with a suddenly flickering screen, and GPS connectivity problems.
3/5 PCmag Calls it a home entertainment tablet and armchair living room companion, with solid design and fast performance, but thinks it has below average battery life, mild performance issues, and a premium price for not having a retina screen.
3/5 Tabletmonkeys is in praise of the Xperia's ergonomics, design, class-leading battery life, the universal remote control, and SD card expansion, but found it a little pricey (the original $399 launch price), and points out uneven camera performance from the original firmware.
2.5/5 Gizmodo Finds the Sony Xperia Tablet S ergonomic and solid, with great quality. Enthusiastic about the IR blaster, macro function of the remote control, hardware performance, speaker sound, and battery life. But doesn't like the skin Sony has put over the original Android, even if Sony kept all the apps.
Engadget (Doesn't rate) Engadget doesn't make ratings, but likes the ergonomics, the IR-blaster and universal remote control, and intuitive parental control on the Sony Xperia Tablet S, but experienced some hiccups during testing, didn't like the camera, or the apps.
