Sony Xperia tablet leaks... [UPDATED]

Remember the Sony Tablet S with it's unique wedge design? Well, a successor may be on it's way soon. Today's leak includes a picture of the successor and some of it's specs. The tablet looks the same except it's thinner, now only 8.8mm thick making it 42 percent thinner than the Tablet S.

So, hardware. The Xperia tablet will pack the same 9.4-inch display with the same 800x1280 resolution, and may be powered by Nvidia's Tegra 3 quad-core processor at a clock speed of 1.3GHz and will be mated with 1GB of RAM. Camera's will be upgraded, the Xperia tablet will apparently sport a 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. Battery capacity is said to be 6,000mAh which could double internet browsing duration over the Tablet S to around 10 hours.

We'll just have to wait and see what Sony eventually brings to the market, prices start at $399.99 for the 16GB version going up to $599.99 for the 64GB version respectively. The tablet is expected to be revealed at Sony's pre-IFA show on August 29th and come to market in September.

[UPDATE: More specs and a press photo leaked!]

ZTE Grand X available early from Phones4U...

The ZTE Grand X was first announced on July 18th and was given a release date of August with Virgin Mobile and Phones4U being partners. However it has been confirmed that the handset is available as of now from Phones4U for free from £20.50 on Orange (200mins, 3000texts and 100mb of internet).

If you remember, the Grand X packed a 4.3-inch qHD display, powered by Nvidia's dual-core Tegra 2 chipset clocked at 1GHz with 512MB of RAM. Two cameras are included, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing for video calling. The device has 4GB of internal storage but the phone has a MicroSD card slot to expand that by up to 32GB. Other than that it runs stock Android 4.0 and will more than likely see the update to 4.1.

The device hasn't yet seen a exact day of availability from Virgin Mobile, however if your looking for a upgrade but don't want to pay much, you must consider this phone. Link to buy is after page break.

Nexus 7 unveiled...

Google has unveiled their much anticipated Nexus 7 tablet at yesterdays keynote at the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco. The tablet which will retail for $199/£159 features a lot of high-end hardware including a Tegra 3 processor and IPS screen.

The full specs of the were leaked and are confirmed to be what was leaked, the device's specs are as follows, the device has a 7-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 800x1280, it is powered by a quad-core Tegra 3 processor with a 12 core GPU. The tablet only a front-facing camera with a resolution of 1.2-megapixels, other features include 8/16GB of memory ($249/£199 for 16GB), NFC for use with Android Beam and last but definitely not least, it runs Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" out of the box.

Nexus 7 tablet specs leaked...

With this Wednesday being the day that Google's developer I/O conference starts, more speculation has been made about the Nexus 7 tab thats is supposed to be unveiled at the conference than ever before. Interestingly enough Gizmodo Australia has uncovered what is to be a training document for the device with all of it's specs. The specs seem to support most claims so far made about the tab.

The Nexus 7 will come with a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 800x1280, the tablet is said to be powered by Nvidia's Kai Tegra 3 quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz with 1GB of RAM, there isn't a rear-facing camera but there is said to be a 1.2MP front-facing camera for video calling. The tablet is said to have a 9 hour battery life, NFC and the newest Android 4.1 namely, Jelly Bean.

The device is believed to be retailing for $199 for 8GB and $249 for 16GB respectively. In comparison to the recently unveiled Acer Iconia A110, the Nexus 7's advantages lies with it's 800x1280 IPS display which the Acer A110 only has 600x1024.

Nexus 7 tablet, Features I want implemented...

I'm sure most if not all of you have heard by now that Google is teaming up with ASUS to bring a Nexus tablet to the market sometime after it's announcement at Google I/O. This tablet has been said to cost beneath the $200 mark rivalling the likes of Amazon's Kindle Fire. No specs have been confirmed except that it'll most likely be a 7-incher in terms of display size. Anyway, here's what I would like to see from the upcoming Nexus 7 tablet.

First of all is high build quality, I mean even if Samsung did apparently copy the iPad in terms of design, you could tell them apart from miles away due to the fact that the build quality of most android tablets is quite shabby compared to the iPad which is absolutely amazing. Don't think I'm saying that ASUS makes products with bad build quality, as I haven't owned or tried a ASUS product to date. However, Some people have said they are pretty good at build quality judging purely on reviews of their Transformer Prime tablet.

Second is POWER! We've recently heard that Nvidia has made a new but cheaper architecture for processors which will still deliver the Tegra 3 type performance seen on the HTC One X. If Google doesn't use this then they're crazy by my count. Anyway, I'd like to see this cheaper version of the Nvidia Tegra 3 processor chip implemented in the Nexus Tablet, I mean it'd give the iPad 3 a run for it's money or should I say value for money?

Lastly, It must have a high quality HD display. I'm talking an IPS display also known as the display which is implemented into the Transformer Prime. Either way, as long as it's 720p (1080p being a bonus) I for one will be buying the device.

So there we have it, three of my most wanted features. All we need now is Google to read this and implement everything I want, Muhahaha. Seriously though, Google is making a great move by making this Nexus tablet because well, the Nexus devices are probably the best and get upgraded to the latest Android quicker than other devices and the fact that it'll be cheaper makes buying it less of a pain.

Nexus tablet to land June!

Digitimes is reporting that the upcoming but still not officially confirmed Nexus tablet being produced by Asus is to be on shelves by June this year. This claim is some what very reliable as the Google I/O developer conference is just around the corner.

The tablet has not had any of it's specs confirmed, however an expectation would be too see a 7-inch display, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB models to be available and the tablet will possibly but most likely feature a Quad-core Nvidia processor based on their new Kai architecture platform which promises to produce $200 Tegra 3 tablets. The tablet will also obviously run Android 4.0, and most likely be upgradable to Android 5.0 when it comes.

Toshiba Excite 10" tablet available!

Remeber when Toshiba presented three tablets; one 7.7-inch, one 10-inch and one a sublime 13.3-inch! Good news, the 10-inch version is now shipping from US Retailers with a price of $449.99. Not only that, but the 7.7 & 13.3-inch are due for release in the next month.

The Excite 10 is the mid-range product in the Excite series, it comes with a 10.1-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1280x800 spitting out a pixel density of 149PPI. The tablet comes set with a Nvidia Tegra 3 processor with 1GB of RAM and running Android 4.0. Cameras consist of 5 mega-pixel back and 2 mega-pixel front. The model up for sale has 16GB of internal storage, however 32GB and 64GB variants will be available soon!