Monday, July 2, 2012

Overview of the tablet Sony Tablet P

Scope of supply:

    
The tablet
    
Charger
    
Hand strap
    
DocumentationIn February this year at the site had the first part of the review Sony Tablet P authored by Sergey Kuzmin. Several months passed, and the second part, I've been writing. Is it good or bad - to you, dear readers. Anyway, I used the Tablet P for several weeks in the "hard" mode (in the article I'll explain why), updated to the latest incarnation of OS Android - in short, once again lived in the shoes "soniboya."

Фото планшета Sony Tablet P фото
Overview of the tablet Sony Tablet P. Part OneI can not recall a series of similar Sergei wonderful laptop Sony VAIO P, now forgotten. I remember he used a couple of versions, advised to take familiar, but inside - Atom, time - 2-4 hours, offset by a luxurious keyboard and a small mass (about 700 grams) - that is to get great typewriter.Sony Tablet P - планшет с двойным экраном на базе Android Honeycomb
Once upon a time (three years ago) I have been here a bunch of devices for printing:
Now, Microsoft is promoting a similar direction with its tablet Surface on ARM and x86 (will be on sale later this year).But today, talking about the Sony Tablet P. Let me remind dimensions of this device (and pulls to write a "toy", but I will try to hold back): 15.8x1.4x8 cm, weight 372 grams.In fact, in the pocket of jeans to wear this miracle is definitely uncomfortable, but in the pocket of the jacket (winter, jackets, sportswear - no difference) carry P-shku quite possible. You can also throw in a little bag - the place is almost no device.Strap on a hand I did not get - well, thank God, be a miracle-monster on the wrist is not very good, in addition to weight and size characteristics, there are also such factors as the quality of the materials for them now and we'll talk.With regard to the case, unfortunately, Sony uses a plastic, and the photos you can see what is happening with the appearance of the device under constant use. Scratches, abrasions - what it cost to use aluminum? Probably wanted to avoid the analogy with the MacBook and aypadami - that's what happened.The assembly is not bad, but for the operation of the upper lid just blabbed. In itself it does not fall off, but it seems to me to this point will be quite some time.I would like to make this point for separate consideration. If you do not take the infamous plastic, it remains a folding design, it looks like both, and futuristic, but it seems to me, only in black.In silver color Tablet P looks like something very toy. Showed it to friends and acquaintances - in the end the poor tablet received such negative characteristics as "ochechnik overgrown" and "powder-box." Well, here's a design. On the other hand, it is unclear how one could have done better (except for the color of plastic materials).It is not clear where in general the idea of ​​separation of the two screens of the tablet, because the main problem - it is an application that does not always (let's face it - not always, and even harder - almost never) know that instead of one screen they have access to two. As a result, only work properly in the Sony brand and several programs under Sony Select (useful applications can be counted on the fingers of one hand, mostly toys) could be, there are some third-party developers, but I have not found such happiness. So we can get as a "combined" diagonal screen is about 7 inches, and a separate 5.5-inch.Simply put - the standard zagonchik programs more or less equipped for two screen tablet, in other cases, either one of the screens is empty or occupied by the on-screen keyboard. Plus, the two screens are slightly different color, you can get used to it, but the fact is surprising - is it really so hard to pick up a pair of identical matrices?After - another minus. After opening the two halves of the plate thinking 1-2 seconds before the light illumination. In my opinion, too long - it would be nicer if the activation of the operating system took place immediately, ie at the time of disclosure, rather than after it.Except for color, high-quality screens, covering more or less steadily to the appearance of fingerprints.Upgrade to Android 4.0Update to the latest version of OSes with "robot" for Tablet P waited long enough, but in June it finally happened. In addition to the release, not much has changed - the application are the same speed (and time stand-alone) - also unchanged. So it's not clear what was coming. One important change - had disappeared somewhere near the clock icon, which allows you to switch some applications of the operation on the two screens in the normal, where the second screen is assigned a keyboard or auxiliary elements. Plus - the device refused to communicate with the computer via USB. Well, not a great loss, in general.In general, the rate of work (on any OS) is to say: not a fountain. In some places there are weird freezes in the browser (in the same Web application, Sony Select), although the interface as a whole runs smoothly, is that applications run slower than desired, retarding the gallery. The level of some of the first (in some cases - the second) Apple iPad, it has never been a breakthrough.The implementation of 3G.It's simple - remove the socket, insert the SIM-card, start to work. Connect a stable, everything is fine. Of course, with constant wear with them is an essential feature - look-mail, surf, update the application. What this leads - see the next section.
HoursStated 7 hours on one battery - myth and fiction. Clearly, in the standby mode, the tablet can live a day (even when checking mail), but if you start to crawl over the Internet, listening to music, play games - get 3-4 hours at best - 5. That is to say, Tablet P - is a complement to your phone / laptop is dead - not a problem, carry it home (with a charger is not particularly shabby). What can I say - Android.CameraIn the tablet has two cameras, one for photos and video (5 MP) and one for video (0.3 MP).The quality of both cameras is low, in my opinion, could have been done better. In any case, the application for capturing content easy enough, there's even a panorama stitch function.Anyway, I'm shooting a feature quickly forgotten - I think the examples of photos explain to you why.A few months from the time of writing the first part of the review of the tablet price has not changed - it was 24 000, was 20 for the regular version, and 22 with a memory card to 16GB. In general, for the money you can buy almost any tablet on the market - and the competition is to write something tiny, but the trick is that the models with 5-6 inches screen is no longer on sale, will have to play the hypocrite and compare Tablet P with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and 7.7. Yes, the "Samsung" a screen, and not two - but as you know, this is largely a plus, not minus. In size - it is clear that the Galaxy Tab not fit in every pocket, but otherwise - about the same filling, high-quality screens and Galaxy, and Sony.Formally, the P has no competitors, the aggregate characteristics of the folding plate is unique to Sony. That's just why such a unique (no applications)? It is not clear.The problem is that the uniqueness of
device pay a high price - the lack of applications. That is what you can use the "full"? Browser. E-mail client. Built-in reader. And, in general, everything.Thus, I have formed the main usage scenario - constant checking email (very pleased indicator light that signals the letters come), some crawl on the Internet. I tried reading books, and not very pleasant - like a book Tablet P is seen with great difficulty.Use P-shku as a player you can. How to play audio and video. But then I personally have an iPhone 4, there are special players. That is, in a couple of P must be the phone easier, but whether it is convenient to switch the track to get a tablet, lay him? No, just too inconvenient. Video player - on one screen 5.5 inches? Funny enough.So, to give a more than 20 thousand for the tablet? Yes, if you like the fancy stuff and gadgets. Even after a review of the failed BlackBerry Playbook letter came to me I'm wrong and it's a great device, a worthy purchase and adoration.Well, the same can be said about the Tablet P. Only once it is necessary to understand that this is the first (and probably last) like tablet applications for it will not be building his flimsy. And this purchase, you will make "forever" - it can be sold only with nonweak discount (14-15 thousand rubles for nearly new tablet - these prices are now on the secondary market).If all this does not bother - take the money and buy. But the charm of the folding disappears after a couple of days, its cool to carry around, and no more. Then begins Tablet P incorporation into your personal ecosystem, and then think better, which features pull plate, and what - not.

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