Sony Announces its Flagship Tablet for 2014, the Xperia Z2 Tablet

Sony has announced its new flagship tablet for 2014 at the MWC, the Xperia Z2 tablet. In case you’re wondering, ‘tablet’ is officially a part of the name too.
Sony is calling its new baby the thinnest and lightest waterproof slate in the world. At just 6.4mm thick and 439g heavy, the aesthetics of this tablet are really inspiring, even if the bezels are a big wider than we would’ve liked.
IP58 certification further sweetens things up.
The front is home to a 10.1″ Full HD display. Apart from borrowing the name from Sony’s flagship smartphone, the tablet has also borrowed the display tech, namely, the Triluminos IPS panel with X-Reality engine.
Under the hood, you get a 2.3Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and Adreno 330 GPU, along with 3 GB RAM and 16 GB expandable storage.
At the back of the tablet is a 8.1 megapixel camera with Exmor RS sensor, HDR and 1080p Full HD video recording. A 2 megapixel 1080p front-facer can be found too.
NFC, GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, FM Radio and microUSB 2.0 with MHL 3.0 take up the connectivity responsibilities. The tablet’s speakers are also moved to the front to form a new S-Force Surround Sound setup. For all the gamers out there, Sony is bringing official controller support for both its Z2 products.
The Z2 tablet runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. A 6,000 mAh battery powers the tablet up. Just like the Xperia Z2, Sony will bundle this tablet along with a noise-isolating headphone too.
Pricing details are unknown as of now but considering the Wi-Fi version of the original tablet went up on retail for $499, we don’t think pricing for this one will be much different. The Z2 tablet will be available in either Black or White.

Huawei releases MediaPad M1 tablet with HTC One stylings

At the official press event of Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona, Huawei has released its new MediaPad M1 tablet with an 8-inch screen looks like a stretched out HTC One.

The new tablet features an 8-inch IPS display with a 1280 x 920 pixel resolution (197ppi) covered with two the front-facing speakers with micro-drilled grilles benefit from DTS. The setup will surely benefit during watching movies for better sound output.

The tablet runs with a 1.6GHz quad-core chip with Android 4.2 skinned with Emotion UI. The tablet has a 1-megapixel front camera and a 5-megapixel main camera, all packed in a 7.9mm thick body which weighs 329 grams. There’s also reverse charging and you’ll be able to charge your phone or other device with the tablet’s built-in battery. There’s a 4800mAh battery which Huawei says will be good for 24 hours of use, or watching 8 movies.

The Huawei MediaPad M1 will be available in both white and titanium colour schemes. It will launch in various countries during the Q1 2014 and its announced European price is €299.