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The Lightest Tablet: Sony Xperia Tablet Z , Coming This Q2

The battle of the slimmest and thinnest tablet just got hotter. With the Xperia Tablet Z boasting being only 6.9mm thin and weighing in under 500 grams, it's taken over the throne as the most slender of them all! Don't be fooled though. It's got a quad-core 1.5 GHZ Snapdragon Processor together with 2GB of rams. Minimalists, you're in for a treat.

By shaunzsee — 27 Feb 2013, 03:46 PM — Updated over 10 years ago

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Tablet Z coming in Q2 this year

For the Xperia Tablet Z, Sony has announced that it will be coming in Q2 which is within the next couple of months

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The Tablet Z is 27 percent thinner and 24 percent lighter than the fourth-generation iPad.

Xperia Tablet Z announced!

Sony’s new tablet can be immersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes without any adverse effects.

That's the lightest 10-inch tablet in the world, and it's the thinnest tablet period (just eking by the iPad mini's 7.2mm frame).

Sony claims the Xperia Tablet Z is the world's thinnest and lightest tablet; a boast that carries weight when you first grip the tab, weighing just under 500 grams

It's got Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, a quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 2GB RAM, a 6,000mAh battery, 8.1MP rear camera and 2MP front-facing cam, NFC, 4 speakers and a 1,920 x 1,200 display.

Sony Mobile CEO Kuni Suzuki pointed to a renewed focus on bringing the company’s “cutting-edge technology and resources” to Sony Mobile, and confidently called 2013 a “breakthrough year.”