Sony’s first foray into the tablet scene may not have been as successful as they had hoped it would be, but they’re not raising the white flag just yet. As the saying goes, try and try until you succeed, and that’s exactly what they’re doing.
In fact, they’ve actually announced their first tablet treat for 2012 already – the Sony Xperia Tablet S.
It’s name should be a dead giveaway, but in case it isn’t, well, we’ll go ahead and say it – the Sony Xperia Tablet S is basically an updated version of the Sony Tablet S, which they debuted last year.
And when I say updated, I mean both in terms of design and specs.
The tear drop design has been tapered and straightened a bit, but you can still tell that the Xperia Tablet S draws inspiration from its namesake predecessor. It also got a special dose of splash-proofing to make it more durable against water, and another coating to combat fingerprints too.
As for the goods under the hood, Sony’s 2nd gen Tablet S packs a 1.GHz quad-core Tegra 3 CPU at the helm with 1GB of RAM, a 9.4-inch touchscreen display, an 8-megapixel sensor for the main cam at the back, a 1-MP HD cam on the front, infrared, WiFi, and Ice Cream Sandwich as its Android platform of choice.
It’ll begin retailing in the US in early September with the following price points: $399 (around Php16.8K) for the 16GB Xperia Tablet S, $499 (around Php21K) for the 32GB model, and $599 (around Php25.3) for the 64GB variant.
Reasonably priced, yes, but the question still remains though – will this Sony Xperia tablet make it to the Philippines?
Guess we wait and see.
