The tablets from Sony have improved quietly over the years. The XPERIA Z2 Tablet and the Z3 Tablet Compact were two of the best in 2014, with a focus on sophistication over the dazzling new features. The XPERIA Z4 Tablet is the direct replacement for the Z2, and Sony has enabled all the correct check boxes when creating it. With its slim profile, high-resolution display and the latest chips inside, it looks like a dream on paper. Does it meet the expectations? The XPERIA Z4 Tablet from Sony is a fantastic Android device with a pointless keyboard dock. If you can buy one alone, it might be the perfect tablet for you, but it's too expensive to recommend with the included dock.
Hardware:
As usual with Sony devices, the Z4 does not deviate wildly from the design of its predecessor, but that's not a big problem. The Z2 was thin, light, fast and waterproof. The Z4 is thinner, lighter, faster and more waterproof. We've seen this basic blueprint in some variations since the beginning of 2013, making the Z4 a pretty anonymous plastic and glass plate. Although the dimensions have changed a bit, the only real “wow” factor is the weight. The LTE version I tested is only 393 g (0.87 lbs). For the context, the Z2 weighed 439 g (0.97 lbs) and the cellular iPad Air 2 444 g (0.98 lbs). This may sound silly, but the Z4 is almost too bright. Something about the lack of density scares me that if I drop it, it breaks into tiny pieces. The tablet PC does not feel reassuring due to its weight and matte black plastic back, compared to the iPad made of aluminum or even the soft touch plastic of the Nexus 9.
Internally, you get everything you expect from a 2015 tablet, A Snapdragon 810 chip with 3GB of RAM. a 10.1-inch 2K board; 32 GB memory, expandable via Micro SD; a 6,000mAh battery; and the usual range of connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and, if you are clumsy for the mobile version, Cat 6 LTE. What does all this mean? As expected, Sony put the fastest components he could find in its flagship tablet, but there's nothing exciting or new here.
Display and sound:
It's been around 16 months since I first got hold of the Z2. His 1,920 x 1,200 display is still considered one of the finest I've ever seen, so much so that I would not have complained so loudly if Sony had just stayed with the Z4. Instead, of course, it did not opt for a brand new 2,560 x 1,600 panel, which is absolutely great. It uses the same triluminous technology as the Z2, but increases both pixel density and maximum brightness.
Since the Z4 is a 10.1-inch tablet with a killer screen, the bad speakers feel like a big mistake. However, whether this is a big problem for you really depends on where you will be using the tablet. If I want to watch or play something on a tablet, I'm either out of the house or the TV is taken away. For that reason I will almost always use headphones anyway. However, if you probably use a tablet instead of a TV or laptop, the audio quality can be a deal breaker.
Software:
The Z4 comes with a modified version of Android 5.0.2. Sony can have a pass from me on not including Google's latest and greatest version; given that 5.1 weren't publicly detailed until after the tab was announced. That said, the custom XPERIA interface hasn't really moved forward over the past year, despite android changing massively in the same time.
All of Sony's additions are still present, such as the “small apps” feature, which lets you float a little calculator, browser, calendar, et cetera over regular applications, but virtually none of the Material Design tweaks that came with Android Lollipop have been integrated. The pop-up app drawer, the Google Now tab to the left of the home screen — it's all missing, leaving the same distinctly dated experience as found on past XPERIAs. The only meaningful change from the design we saw last year actually came to the Z2 with its 5.0.2 update: The multitasking menu now offers large panel previews in place of the tiny row of horizontally scrollable icons.
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