Sony Xperia Tablet Z Comes To India, Available For Pre-Ordering

Sony's flagship Android Tablet, the Xperia Tablet Z, that was recently open to global purchase, is now open for pre-booking for users in India. The 10.1 inch Xperia Tablet Z (16GB, Wi-Fi and Black variant), running the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, has been listed by e-commerce site Flipkart at a whopping price of Rs 44,990, and the official release date is stated as first week of June. Infibeam the online retailer, is also accepting pre-orders for those wanting to buy the tablet. Infibeam lists a slightly lower price, stating that the tablet would be officially released in India, on June 3 2013.

Sony, had earlier claimed the Xperia Tablet Z had received highest number of pre-orders till date. However, it would be interesting to see how the Xperia Tablet Z performs in comparison to earlier Xperia Tablets, most notably Xperia Tablet S, that suffered due to poor battery life.

To recap tech-specs, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z is packed with:

• 10.1" touch screen, having 1200x1920 pixels
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system
• 1.5 GHz Qualcomm quad-core processor
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 2 GB RAM
• Internal flash memory of 16GB/32GB
• MicroSD card slot for expansion up to 32GB
• 8.1 MP rear camera, and a 2.2. MP front snapper
• Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, and 3G connectivity
• 6000mAh battery with claimed backup time of 9 hrs

Sony's new flagship Android tablet comes with impressive technical specifications, but its main USP is the lightweight nature - the device weighs in at 495 grams which makes it fairly light to carry around. Sony says that the device can sync with the company's recently released Xperia Z smartphone. With the high-price tags though, the war won't be easily won in price-sensitive India.