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[IFA 2014] Sony launches the Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact

IFA is turning into a trove of announcements from the world’s major electronics manufacturers, and Sony is not one to be left out of the mix as it added another high-end tablet to its range called the Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact. The new tablet follows the same logic Sony has used with its smartphone line of Xperia devices by reducing the screen size and not the specificatinos of the Tablet Z2 that the company launched at Mobile World Congress in February.

The Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact uses much the same hardware as the Xperia Z3 smartphone that was also announced at IFA which puts it on a slightly better footing specs wise than the Xperia Z2 tablet that came before it. A new quad core 2.5GHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor is paired with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of microSD expandable storage. It has an 8-inch full HD Triluminous display witha 1 920×1 200 resolution and a 4 500mAh battery which have somehow been shoehorned into a 280 gram package that’s only 6.4mm thick.

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Being a Z-series product from Sony, the Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact is of course water and dust proof carrying the same IP65 & IP68 durability ratings as the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact smartphones.

Software-wise, it runs on the latest version of Android (4.4), but it’s also been given some rather Sony-specific features that PlayStation 4 owners will like. The PlayStation 4 Remote Play app is probably the best of these, as it allows you to use the Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact as a screen for your PS4, great for times when someone is hogging the television when you’re keen on getting in some game time. Sony also announced a special adapter for the DualShock 4 controller that allows you to mount the Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact to it so that you don’t have to find a way to prop it up awkwardly.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact PlayStation 4 Remote Play

UPDATE: Sony’s South African representatives have indicated that the Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact will go on sale in South Africa in Q4, 2014.

[Source & Images – Sony]

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