Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet: the world's slimmest and lightest 10-incher

[HEXUS]

The new tablet attempts to encroach upon VAIO mobile productivity territory.

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[ET3D]

That's the first time I've seen that keyboard pictured. Looks good.

As I commented on another site, 10" tablets dropping below 400g might make me consider them next time I buy a tablet. I was more of a 7" guy before, but I find my current 8.4" Galaxy Tab S quite comfortable to use (it weighs under 300g), so I'm less resistant to larger form factors. I'd still prefer a 10" tablet with smaller bezels.

[Dooms]

I'm a sucker for 2-in-1 devices like this and that is looking very good... depends on the price. I wouldn't be surprised with it being over £500 with the dock and at that price I would rather get a full 2in1 windows baytrail device that Asus are working on.

The mid level phone @ £220 sounds interesting, if the camera is any good I'll end up recommending it to the GF as she is currently in market for something at that price point.

[Mallara]

Why do they advertise a 2 day battery life as if that's a good thing? I can't be the only person who'd happily accept a phone being 15-20mm thick if it meant it had a battery capable of lasting a week.

[crossy]

Why do they advertise a 2 day battery life as if that's a good thing? I can't be the only person who'd happily accept a phone being 15-20mm thick if it meant it had a battery capable of lasting a week.

Because you'll get folks from Engadget, Wired, etc bitching that "it's a great device, but sooo thick, it's like a cinderblock" or somesuch. I'm not disagreeing with you by the way, especially as a thicker device might actually be easier or more comfortable to hold.

I like the way that Sony is thinking, adding a proper keyboard is one step towards doing a proper content creation device. Downsides are that I think you really need a USB port (preferably "ports") and docking via Bluetooth seems unnecessary. I'm still going to insist that the way Asus' product lines do this is the best way.