Regardless, Sony continues to demonstrate sheer excellence in mobile design. The Xperia Z4 Tablet is light thin gorgeous, with an Android interface that Sony hardly touched at all. A tablet this well-made is sure to be a solid player in the mobile realm—but only if Sony is aggressive about advertising its existence.
Thin is still in
Sony’s always had a leg up on other manufacturers in the design department. The Xperia Z4 Tablet is a prime example of the company’s dedication to a very specific design style, simply iterated over time. The Xperia Z4 Tablet’s thin chassis has plenty to boast about. Though it’s a relatively large tablet with a 10.1-inch display a bountiful bezel, its wideness is offset by the fact that it seems to barely weigh anything at all. That thinness could incite some worry, though: it’s slightly bendable, which makes me question the beautiful device’s durability. The main draw of the Z4 tablet is its high-resolution 2K screen. On paper, it’s technically brighter than tablets like Apple’s id Air the Samsung Galaxy Tab S devices, in person it’s just stunning. There’s no light leakage anywhere on the display its color profile remains vibrant true from top to bottom. It helps, too, that Sony is heavily invested in entertainment, because it forces the company to focus on making products that make its movies music catalogue stout—a use the Xperia Z4 Tablet is directly aimed at, with dual front speakers 4 Remote ay capabilities baked in. I tend to use my use a tablet as a miniature entertainment set, anyway. Sony is also bundling an attachable Bluetooth keyboard with the Xperia Z4 Tablet. Though it adds a little bit of heft to the overall package, it transforms the Z4 Tablet into a laptop doppelganger. It’s a definite dig at Microsoft’s Surface, but let’s be honest: Android isn’t much of a competitor to ndows in the workplace. ‘s operating system isn’t really made for productivity, even if Sony did transform the Android interface a bit to play nice with its keyboard. The Bluetooth keyboard has a little trackpad, too.
at Android is like when it’s barely touched
I’ve always appreciated Sony’s way of packaging Android. ile it does still pack the tablet with its own suite of apps—in addition to ’s, naturally—they’re relatively harmless compared to the bloatware packed by some other OEMs. Forget the screen the thinness: My favorite part of the Xperia Z4 Tablet is Sony’s rendition of llipop. It’s exactly what I wish Samsung HTC would do with their devices, rather than skinning Android so heavily that it’s a complete departure from the norm. Sony added in helpful features without trumping on ’s Android aesthetic. For instance, you can edit the Quick Settings that show up in the Notifications Shade. Sony also added features that do things like enhance the speaker quality promote better battery efficiency, the options are all neatly tucked away in the Settings menu. I really liked the Xperia Z4 Tablet in my brief time with it, just like I enjoyed the Sony tablets that preceded it. ile I was hling the device, a woman actually walked by me said loudly, “Sony is so good at design.” It’s true, it would be a shame if the company doesn’t continue trying its h at increasing its sales— its marketshare—in the mobile sphere.
