Sony Tablet S 16GB reviews: Slate Tablet computer
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Most helpful reviewsClapham, leeds General home user
- Good points:
- Love it, i can connect my video camera and watch videos through the memory card. Nice weight and size and not too expensive
- Bad points:
- Keyboard sticky, wifi drops out a lot
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Confirmed purchase: 19 Apr 2012
Neil, London Often on the move
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Design;
Compatibility;
Lightweight;
- Bad points:
- Accessories
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Confirmed purchase: 18 Mar 2012
Raga, Bristol Often on the move
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Good design, very nice to look at.
full sized SD slot
very good touchscreen. No lag whatsoever. - Bad points:
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A little fragile. a tablet should be robust.
no usb charging.
power adapter not given enough thought.
slow with android upgrades.
battery should be alongside the Ipad for endurance
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Confirmed purchase: 16 Mar 2012
Gwyn, Newtown General home user
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Screen quality
Ease of handling - Bad points:
- On/Off switch
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Confirmed purchase: 10 Mar 2012
david, sunderland Often on the move
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EAsy to handle, charges quickly, fits I pad cover
I am very pleased with my purchase, indeed. I also have a Sony reader, mini disc player, bravia tv, DVD cam, and am very pleased with those too. Thank you - Bad points:
- While reading in bed, I nod off, tablet falls forward and batters me on the nose. Secondly. I can't find an app where I can use MS Office, only Apps where I can review
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Confirmed purchase: 04 Mar 2012
dean, scunthorpe General home user
- Good points:
- Size an battery
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- None
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Confirmed purchase: 01 Apr 2012
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Product Features
| Screen size (Inches) | 9.4 |
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| 3G | No |
| Tablet Type | Slate |
| Operating system | Android Honeycomb 3.1 |
| Number of Cores | Dual |
| Processor Speed in MHz | 1000 |
| RAM in GB | 1 |
| Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes) | 16 |
| Battery Life in Hours | 8 |
| WiFi | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| GPS Receiver | No |
| Integrated Webcam | Yes |
| Weight (kg) | 0.598 |
Also known as: Sony Tablet S, Sony SGPT111GB, Sony, Tablet S, Sony S Tablet, Sony Tablet
Manufacturer's Description
Smooth and smart design
Sony Tablet is designed to ergonomically fit your hand and shift its weight closer to your palm, making it feel lighter and more comfortable while reading and watching on the move. Its unique design also provides a more natural angle for typing and browsing while sitting down.
Sony’s amazing TruBlack™ display
By controlling the refraction of light between the LCD and the screen, Sony’s TruBlack™ panel will blow you away with more vibrant colors and truly amazing image quality.
Easy to use
This tablet is built for multitasking – browse the web, connect with friends or listen to music while typing away on the large keys of your full on-screen keyboard.
Swift speed and response
Sony’s latest software technology brings you fast web browsing, an amazingly responsive touch panel and a more intuitive user interface.
Control all your media devices
Control your TV, Blu-ray Disc™ player, HiFi system, even your cable box from your Sony Tablet S.
The built-in infra-red Universal Remote is compatible with any brand, so you can flip channels or adjust the volume of your entire entertainment system from one screen.
Share your content easily
Whatever you’re watching or listening to on your Sony Tablet, you can watch or listen to it on your TV, Home cinema system, network speakers and VAIO notebook.
Use the built-in DLNA media apps and your home network and “throw” your personal video, music clips or photos to Home Entertainment devices*.
Get your game on with PlayStation®
This is the first PlayStation® Certified tablet ever, which means you get out-of-the-box gaming with PlayStation favourites Crash Bandicoot and Pinball Heroes, plus the opportunity to download** games from the original PlayStation® titles online. There are also thousands of Android™ games to download at Android™ Market.
Superior web browsing
Get on the Internet in seconds to browse, click, connect
and surf the net faster than ever.
Explore Android apps
Installed on your tablet are a selection of entertaining and informative Android apps to make your everyday experience even more fun and productive.
Browse through thousands of Android apps on the web and download in seconds.
Movies and TV shows anytime
Rent or purchase thousands of new movies and popular TV shows from Video Unlimited**. Start watching right away and transfer the file to your personal computer if you like.
Music playlists anywhere
Listen to over 7 million songs from a wide variety of genres on Music Unlimited** whenever you’re connected to your Sony Tablet. Make playlists and discover recommended tracks, based on your personal tastes and habits.
A whole library in your hand
Tap the screen, go to the Reader Store** and choose from over 2.4 million novels, non-fiction books, comics and magazines or browse and download from over two million free public domain titles at Google Books.
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Here’s a list of the questions other shoppers have asked owners of the Sony Tablet S 16GB
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i have recently purchased a sony tablet and in error i have pasted a wallpaper which is covering the whole background, any advise as to how to remove this please?
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Ok I think I know what you have done....if you place your finger on the screen and hold it there a menu will pop up where you can set the background back.....hope this helps
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I am looking to purchase a tablet pc. Can i fit a sim card directly into this tablet?
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Hi, 16 Gb doesnt support sim card, you have to buy 32 Gb version.
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You need to purchase the 3G versiobl. Wifi version will be useless
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is the SD memory is expandable
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Yes
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Can you play facebook games with the sony s tablet?
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As far as i'm aware unless you're willing to tamper with the rom no... however if gaming is your thing tnhe sony tabs do have playstation games available. Certainly as good as anything available on the android market place. Hope this helps.
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Hi, Can somebody explain to me the difference between 3G and non 3G on a sony tablet. Thank you
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3G means you can access the 3G internet when you're outside of a wifi area. I believe you have to take out a contract to use it. However if you're only going to be using the tablet at home and have wifi I would suggest that you dont need the 3G. I only use mine at home and do not need the 3G
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You only need to have 3G if you wish to use the tablet online when you are away from your home or other free wi-fi or indeed if you only have mobile wi-fi from vodafone etc
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how does the transfer of media files (music ,pictures and movies)work on sony tablet
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There are various ways; you can use the built-in file transfer tool, which starts automatically when it detects a storage device plugged into the USB port of the Tablet S. You can also use this app to transfer media from the SD card, although with a file-manager app (I use File Manager HD Honeycomb, optimized for tablets) you can read directly from the card. Finally, I use Wifi File Explorer Pro (59p from the Android Market) to transfer media across my wireless network directly from a web browser on my PC to the tablet. Hope this helps!
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can you use a normal usb stick to transfer files
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No you need an adapter that only sony make or use the sd card thats how I got my music and photos on board
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Not tried connecting a usb stick but have used the sd card as above and used the dlna method for pictures, video and music.
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Hi can you hook tablet up to computer and drag and drop music videos etc?
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I use a program called drop box. Which there is an app for as well. This allows me to effective drag and drop. Works really well.
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Yeah, you can connect via a USB cable or I transfer video to SD card and run it from the card directly. The internal memory has a section called Sdcard 1 which you can change.
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would you prefer an apple ipad2 over the s tablet?
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I wouldn't, personally I prefer the Android to ioS systems due to being more customisable and tweakable, so my choice was between android tablets and the remote functionality swayed me since all my 3d TV, blu ray and am are all Sony. Hope my answer helps
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No
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hi can you install itunes ?
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steve-
I've not tried, but as itunes is proprietary to apple and on a different OS i suspect not
I can play my entire itunes library on the tablet, however
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No you cannot.
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you can import all your itunes music in fact all your music to music unlimited and play on you tablet but you don't need itunes with a Sony tab you can get your music from where ever you want.
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Hi about how many films and songs can be downloaded on to the sony tablet.thank you
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I haven't got around to doing that yet I'm afraid. I've downloaded the Kindle app and some books & that works brilliantly - obviously it's a bit expensive to take to the pool/beach, but good for planes & trains. Sorry I'm not more help!
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I have converted a 7.9GB DVD to 712.4MB. I have several MP3 audio files installed plus several apps inc. Kinde so have 6.53 GB free. I guess it will hold about six movies. I have not filled it as I like to delete movies etc I have no more use for and put new stuff on it. The sound is good and the screen excellent. You can put files on and SD card and run them from it without transfering the files to the Tablet.
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Can you use a USB mobile internet dongle on this tablet
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No unfortunately not
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No, it uses wireless connection. x
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No... Android systems do not seem to support this.
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Can you use it to control non sony devices.
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sorry, don't know, it works fine with my Sony TV
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Yes you can. As well as a large library of remote codes for non-Sony devices, you can programme it too using an existing IR remote via a "learn" capability.
I use it to control my Panasonic blu-ray (pre-programmed into tablet) and my 3view HD PVR (used the learn feature). Hope this helps. -
basically yes you can, full instructions with the device.
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How do I use the tablet to control a non smart sony tv?
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Hi there. The tablet s will work on any tv or anything else that uses a normal tv style remote. I can evern control my fishtanks lights with it. It's got loads of tv,DVD player, stero and BR settings already pre installed. It's very easy to use. Hope that helps
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Whats the fuss about the battery timing. is it too bad?
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The battery is good, yes you can play ppt and edit word
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IS THE SONY TABLET WAY BETTER THAN IPAD2?
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My first impression is not, but for me a tangible benefit of the sony tablet over the iPad is when you have Sony TV or BDplayer or home theatre, it connects with your sony tablet
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I think if you have sony equipment then it would be a good choice. It all is down to what you want the tablet to do, if its as a media player will only play MP4 format not avi or divx mkv. I think the Sony is better looking design wise.
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The iPad is better if you have other Apple equipment i.e. a Mac or an i-phone/pod. If you don't the Sony is better. I use a PC and an Android phone and the Sony is much more compatible (no need for i-tunes etc.) Performance wise both pieces of equipment are great but I prefer the style of the Sony. The Sony also has an SD card slot and a micro usb port which makes it much more flexible. I have the 16GB model but with a couple of 32GB SD cards have over 70GB capacity.
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Will it work with my portable HDD through the USB port
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Hi, unfortunately I havnt tried connecting a hdd through the usb port,but I have found out that it must be FAT32 formatted and the electrical consumption musnt exceed 500mA as the usb port has that limitation.got the information from the sony tablet forum site.
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My question is does this Sony Table play flash, i.e. can I watch YouTube on it? If yes, does is have good definition (720 quality)?
Also, can this be used for web mail (e.g. Yahoo) to read and compose e-mails? Lastly, how comfortable is this for typing in word (if possible) for say about 30 mins.
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Hello. Firstly yes, the Sony S does play flash. It is also 1280x800, so better than 720 quality. There are widgets I use on here for emails, which I have linked into my hotmail account. So I assume it would support Yahoo as well.
There's no word processing software that comes on the tablet, however there might be an app for it. Im not 100% sure though as I dont do that much typing on it. But typing this has been pretty easy.
I hope this has helped :)
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Is there a list of compatible tv's for the Sony S? I've asked before in store and only offered blank faces.
I have a Bravia BX400 model.-
Sorry, I don,t know. I use mine with Playstation 3 and it works quite well
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Hi it will work with wifi so if your tv has it then this should work also a play station 3.
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You haven't been specific about the features you want compatibility with, so, after looking at the spec of your tv, I'll try to cover all the bases.
The Tablet S IR remote will operate your tv; however, the Bravia BX400 isn't equipped with WiFi or LAN and does not have DLNA capability, so those functions will not be available to you.
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I panicing that l broke my charge wire it has alot of play in it is it normal please say it meant to have play in it
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There is supposed to be quite alot of flexibility in the cable so all is fine really unless it has stopped working.
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does it run off android ?
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sorry, but no
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It runs Android, the latest version of Ginger bread.
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Yes it does, It actually, runs Honeycomb (The tablet optimized version of android, Gingerbread is strictly for phones) And will be updated to the newest version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich estimated in Q2 2012, first answerer clearly doesn't know what he is talking about. Hope this helps. :)
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Can you download skyp onto the sony tablet? Or any other similar i.e. facetime?
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You can :-) it has a front facing camera and Skype is available through android play formerly market :-)
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Yes. I have skype installed.
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Hi there.
Did someone installed Kindle e-reader app on this device ?
What about the screen resolution, using it as e-book reader ?
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No I have not.. and I do not know just try it and if does not work as u wanted it.. just uninstall the app.
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I have a Kindle installed and it works fine. Unfortunately it does not do colour but otherwise it is fine.
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is anyone installed and using ICS 4.0 on the sony s tablet also can you play android games on this unit.
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I have not installed Ics4.0 but you can play android games as long as you do not need Java
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I heard the wi-fi on the 16gb can be really bad does any one have any bad experiances?
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I use my Sony Tablet in a different room to the router and there is a solid wall between it and the router, admitted the signal is minimal but I've yet to lose the signal.
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Mine has done everything I've asked of it
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The wi fi is fine on mine. The only problem is that if you leave the tablet on and don't use it for a while it does disconnect and then needs to be rebooted. I've not tried very hard to solve the problem so there maybe an easy solution. It works better upstairs than the laptop!
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Can you use Microsoft word on it?
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you can use android app 'documents to go' with which you can create, view and edit 'word' docs
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not directly that i,m aware. but dot and dotx documents can be opened with various android software, some free. If you do find out some information on this please let me know! i have seen windows running on emulators on android tablets. so in that sense yes!
These are rooted. Rooting does open up many possibilities.
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can you download temple run on it
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I can confirm you can download it onto the sony tablet :-)
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Yes, it's a free download from the Play store.
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I am a 13 year old school pupil and im wondering if you can get microsoft office, word etc with it or will you have to buy it seperately or can you not get it at all ?
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I don't think microsoft office runs on android o/s (THE TABLETS OPERATING SYSTEM),but you can download similar apps what will do the same (most are free) off google play.
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can you play avi movies downloaded from stagevu on the Sony tablet s
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Sorry I don't know. Have you tried googling it. I downloaded an app which let's me play vlc
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Martin, General home user
Score 9.0/10Confirmed purchase: 23 Mar 2012