Sony Tablet P / S2

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Reviews for the Sony Tablet P / S2

50% Sony Tablet P review: full marks for originality, less for execution
Source: PC Authority Archive.org version
It’s this not-quite-there feeling throughout that leaves us scratching our heads. We commend Sony for trying to innovate, but where the Tablet S felt like a creative reworking of a well-honed formula, the Tablet P rips up the template with no real idea of how best to put the pieces back together. Yes, it’s uniquely portable, but the trade-off in user experience is simply too high, especially when Sony is charging $729 for it. That’s the same price as a 32GB iPad 2 with 3G. The Tablet P is inventive enough not to be written off, but it needs an awful lot of work before it can live up to that kind of comparison.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/03/2012
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 23% performance: 83% features: 50% ergonomy: 50%

40% Sony Tablet P
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The Sony Tablet P has a novel design, but it doesn't offer the software to take advantage of it. Two screens should deliver multitasking, but they don't. "Playstation" should mean great games, not a handful of 1990s retreads. If you want a good gaming experience, stay away from the Tablet P and opt instead for the Sony Playstation Vita ($299, 4 stars). If you want a good tablet experience, stay away from the Tablet P and go with any number of capable small-screen tablets, like the Kindle Fire Amazon Kindle Fire or a more standard Android tablet like the Springboard 4G ($429, 3.5 stars). When it comes to dual-screen devices, the Tablet P is even a step back from the Kyocera Echo, which itself was no smash hit. Apparently, sometimes two screens really aren't better than one.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/15/2012
Rating: Total score: 40%

Sony Tablet P Review
Source: Slashgear Archive.org version
If Sony could do this again with more developer support, the latest and greatest specs and OS, and cut down on the bezel this could be a real winner. For now it seems tossed together and a halfway finished experience. If you want an excellent and portable tablet with data access get the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, for gaming get the PS Vita, and for a true tablet experience try the Transformer Prime or the iPad.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/09/2012

50% Sony Tablet P Review
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
We give Sony credit for attempting to forge a new category of portable tablet, but the company's ambition didn't quite pay off. On the plus side, the Tablet P backs up its dual-screen design with some compelling apps that take advantage of both displays. You can fit the device in a breast pocket or small purse, something you can't do with the Kindle Fire or iPad 2. Then again, the Tablet P feels fairly bulky for a handheld device, and it can't make voice calls (other than VoIP).
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/05/2012
Rating: Total score: 50%

60% Sony Tablet P Review
Source: Tech2.in.com Archive.org version
The Sony Tablet P is priced at Rs.36,990 (MRP). This makes it compete with the top notch Android tablets and the iPad 2, as well. The P makes for an interesting design, but whilst doing so, it limits your functionality greatly. In the real world, you’re not going to be impressed with what it’s capable of doing. At best, it’s decent for gaming (if they get more apps that is) and as an e-reader. But, a tablet is much more than just that. If it would have been priced around 23-25K, then we’d have been a little more lenient with our score, but at 37K, it’s just too absurd a price. With the P, it’s back to the drawing board for Sony.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/29/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%

50% Sony Tablet P review
Source: It Pro Archive.org version
The Tablet P is an intriguing and promising device let down by some awkward functionality and, ultimately, lack of proper support for its unique dual screens. At this price we'd expect far more refined features that take better consideration of user needs.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/03/2012
Rating: Total score: 50%

70% Sony Tablet P split-screen Android fondleslab
Source: Reg Hardware Archive.org version
The Sony Tablet P is an odd beast, and certainly won’t be for everyone. In fact, it’s not yet clear just who the market is for something like this but hats off to Sony for giving something different a go.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/21/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%

70% Sony Tablet P review
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Sony Tablet P offers a mixed experience. The screen is beautiful, the build robust, the inclusion of 3G very welcome and performance above par. But we can't ignore the poor integration of the Sony Entertainment Network elements that people may choose this tablet for. There are also many occasions when having a black strip obscuring the central part of the combined screen is a real hindrance.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/16/2011
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 60% performance: 70% features: 80% ergonomy: 80%

60% Sony Tablet P review
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
The Tablet P is the perfect illustration of why Sony has risen so high but also fallen so low. Its clamshell, dual screen design is daring, well made and has some key killer applications. The screens themselves are also of wonderful quality and the whole device has a premium feel. Unfortunately reality sets in and for its core tasks the Tablet P is more hindrance than help.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/15/2011
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 50% performance: 90% features: 80% display: 90% mobility: 60% ergonomy: 80%

60% Sony Tablet P review
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
The clamshell design makes it neat and portable, but creates too many compatibility issues for a tablet at this sky-high price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/21/2011
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 20% performance: 80% features: 60% ergonomy: 60%

Sony Tablet P review: First Look
Source: It Pro Archive.org version
With the Tablet P Sony is stating that it's big enough and bold enough not to follow Apple's lead, and for this we applaud it. However, it's certainly a try before you buy device, especially if video is more important to you than portability and convenience.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/06/2011

Sony Tablet P first look
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
Sony has impressed us by making the Sony Tablet P a lovely device considering its form factor. However, we saw little in our hands on time that really suggested it was a form factor that needed pursuing. Until such devices offer truly seamless screens they will always feel compromised, and this is precisely how Tablet P feels.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/31/2011

Sony S2 first look
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
If Sony can make the dual 5.5in screens play nice with the Honeycomb OS, apps and content, this Tegra 2 clamshell tablet has the potential to be a game-changer. Already its pocketable form factor gives it a significant advantage over the iPad and other larger tablets, and with content to suit it could be a winner.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/15/2011

Sony S2 review
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Sony S2 will also be renamed closer to its launch date - the S2 is merely a codename. Pricing and concrete availability details have yet to be revealed, but the Sony S2 Android tablet is likely to hit shops towards the end of the year.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/27/2011

Foreign Reviews

78% Sony Tablet P
Source: PC Go - 3/12
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 02/01/2012
Rating: Total score: 78%

83% Originelle Tablet mit Gamingpotenzial
Source: Chip.de - 2/12
Single Review, , Short, Date: 01/01/2012
Rating: Total score: 83% features: 87% display: 71% mobility: 87% ergonomy: 86%

80% Sony Tablet P
Source: PC Magazin - 2/12
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 01/01/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%

100% Bei Tablets geht's rund
Source: Connect - 11/11
Single Review, , Short, Date: 10/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 100% features: 100% ergonomy: 100%

iPad vs. Android
Source: c't - 8/12
Display good, equipment good, battery runtime good, office performance good, graphics performance good, app-store good
Comparison, , Long, Date: 04/01/2012

Kleine Klappe
Source: c't - 1/12
high price, bad battery runtime
Single Review, , Medium, Date: 01/01/2012

Comment

Model: At the market introduction, the product was called "S2" but later renamed to "Tablet P".

NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 2): In Tegra 3 SoC integrated ultra low power GPU. Depending on the model clocked at 300 to 400 MHz.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

2 (250): SoC (System on a Chip) with a integrated Corex A9 Dual-Core, GeForce ULP and other dedicated subprocessors (Audio, Video).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

5.50":

It is a very small display format for smartphones. You should by no means be mis-sighted and you will generally see very little on the screen and only have a small resolution available. In return, the device should be very small and handy.

Sony: Sony Corporation is one of the largest Japanese electronics companies. The company was founded in 1946 under a different name and initially produced rice stoves. The company launched the first transistor radio. In 1958, the company was renamed Sony. Sony is a combination of the Latin word sonus (sound) and the English word sonny (little boy). Today, its core business is consumer electronics. The company is engaged in the development, design, manufacture and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, devices, game consoles and software. Sony operates in the following segments: Gaming and Network Services, Music, Images, Home Entertainment and Sound, Imaging Products and Solutions, Mobile Communications, Semiconductors, Financial Services and Others.

67%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

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