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Sony will sell the Xperia Tablet Z in the US starting at $499

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  1. Shawn Knight TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,664

    Last month Sony unveiled their latest flagship tablet, known as the Xperia Tablet Z. The slate was scheduled to launch in Japan this spring in black and white but up until now, no plans were announced to bring the device...

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    Shawn Knight, Feb 25, 2013
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  2. Blkfx1 TechSpot Booster Posts: 600   +48

    No front facing camera? That is strange. Anyways, looks promising but would be better if priced at 399.
    Blkfx1, Feb 25, 2013
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  3. Guest

    I can make out a small circle at the top in that picture, which I would assume to be the front facing camera.
    Guest, Feb 25, 2013
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  4. Ultraman1966 Newcomer, in training Posts: 54

    I'm 99% certain there's a front camera.
    Anyway, the only thing that bothers me is their aim to make it so thin has hampered battery life. That battery isn't tiny but I can imagine a 1080 screen sucking a lot of power.
    Ultraman1966, Feb 25, 2013
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  5. ArthurZ Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    It has a great front facing camera. And looks like it is a fantastic tablet overall! Besides, the [rear?] camera has a mode detection - e.g. portrait, landscape mode, etc.
    Also see how it suvives a submersion: http://goo.gl/Y3NhZ
    ArthurZ, Feb 25, 2013
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  6. tipstir TS Ambassador Posts: 3,668   +15

    Pricey on this one. I have all SONY here except for their tablets. Toshiba Thrive Tegra2 Dual Core, 1GB of RAM, 16GB IS (internal storage) 32GB ES (external storage) was $399 each I did get two of them those two are use more and after been updated with ICS 4.0.4 from Toshiba.
    tipstir, Feb 26, 2013
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