Unveiled just last month, Sony has put the Xperia S tablet up for sale today.
Following the failed launches of their under-powered and expensive Tablet S and Tablet P models, the new Xperia S will actually be able to compete with other leaders in the space. Using the ergonomic wedge design and integrated IR remote from the Tablet S, Sony has added Android 4.0, a Tegra 3 quad-core processor ... [ read the full article ]
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And this is an amazing move for Sony, showing that they're at the very least willing to make smart changes and have lower prices (which is something Sony rarely does).
Moves like this make me think Sony may stay in the game after all.
At those price points, it's going to have a very hard time vs. both the cheaper Android tablets (especially the Nexus 7), as well as the iPad family, especially with the advent of the new 7" iPads. The only real advantages it has over the Nexus 7 are higher resolution and a microSD slot.
Originally posted by SeventhSon: "the new Xperia S will actually be able to compete with other leaders in the space"
And yet it's 'biggest selling point' is that it can be used as a TV remote control?
As far as I'm concerned, they can't compete using anything that runs Linux...it would be useless if they removed Linux support and they already know that they can get away with it.
