Sony · Tablet

Tablet P

Released October 2011

A folding Android tablet with two 5.5-inch screens, a removable battery and expandable storage.

Screen: 5.5″
Display: LCD
Chip: NVIDIA Tegra 2
Memory: 1 GB
Storage: 4 GB
Weight: 372 g

Compact

What reviewers say

Both reviews like the portable folding design and screen quality, but find that some apps cannot use both screens. Notebookcheck praises the concept despite fragile covers and slow charging; Laptop Mag is less convinced, citing the central bezel, uneven performance and unreliable Wi-Fi during testing.

From notebookcheck.net and laptopmag.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size: 5.5″
Resolution: 1024 × 480
Sharpness: 206 pixels per inch
Panel: LCD
Display type: Two TFT colour LCD panels with TruBlack treatment
Display features: Two identical 5.5-inch 1024 × 480 screens; main screen size, resolution and pixel density describe one panel, not a combined diagonal; compatible software can span both panels or put controls on the lower screen

Performance

Chip: NVIDIA Tegra 2
Memory: 1 GB
Storage: 4 GB
CPU: Tegra 2 mobile processor at 1 GHz

Cameras

Rear camera: 5.11 MP
Ultra wide camera: None
Front camera: 0.3 MP

Battery and connections

Battery life (maker's claim): Up to 6.1 hours
Battery (mAh): 3,080 mAh
Mobile data option: Yes
Stylus: Not supported
Keyboard made for it: Yes
Battery life detail: Removable SGPBP01 battery; maker claims approximately 6.1 hours Wi-Fi browsing, 4.6 hours 3G browsing or 6.5 hours video for the 3G model; later Wi-Fi model claims 6.6 hours browsing or 7 hours video; charge approximately 7.5 hours
USB-C: USB 2.0 Micro-B connector; separate power connector; microSD and microSDHC slot without SDXC support
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Mobile network: Original 3G plus Wi-Fi model SGPT211JP/S; later Wi-Fi-only SGPT213JP/H weighs approximately 356 g rather than the listed 372 g 3G body; both have 4 GB internal storage
Keyboards: Optional Sony SGPWKB1 Bluetooth keyboard

Design

Weight: 372 g
Thickness: 26 mm
Height × width: 79 × 180 mm
Operating system: Android
Speakers: Built-in mono speaker
Microphones: Built-in mono microphone; headphone socket doubles as a mono microphone input
Sensors: Accelerometer, gyroscope, digital compass, ambient light sensor and GPS; no infrared remote control
Materials: Folding body with replaceable exterior panels; main dimensions are folded, 180 × 79 × 26 mm; opened body is 180 × 158 × 14 mm, excluding projections
Software at launch: Android 3.2; Sony subsequently offered Android 4.0
In the box: Mains adaptor, removable battery and 2 GB microSD card with the original 3G model; later Wi-Fi model includes a 16 GB microSDHC card

Storage options

Storage
4 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

Two screens fold closed for carrying
Removable battery and microSDHC slot
Sony Bluetooth keyboard available

Cons

Only 4 GB internal storage
Separate power connector
Display hinge interrupts content stretched across both panels

Closest rivals

Model	Screen	Display	Chip	Memory	Storage	Weight	Released
AppleiPad mini 2	7.9″	LCD	A7	1 GB	16 GB – 128 GB	331 g	Nov 2013
SonyTablet S	9.4″	LCD	NVIDIA Tegra 2	1 GB	16 GB – 32 GB	598 g	Sept 2011
AppleiPad mini (1st generation)	7.9″	LCD	A5	512 MB	16 GB – 64 GB	308 g	Nov 2012

Sources

Photo: sony.jp

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