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created on 08/05/2014  |  http://fubar.com/dcemoer/b359570

Thinner and lighter than an iPad mini, more resilient to water too. It's the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, the third member of the Z3 family. Like the other two it's waterproof and has front-facing stereo speakers, a Triluminos display and Snapdragon 801 chipset plus a camera with Exmor RS sensor.

There's not much to the box – a charger and a microUSB cable. It may be worthwhile to invest in a magnetic charging dock or at least a cable so you don't have to open the flap that protects the microUSB each time you want to charge the tablet.

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Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet retail box and the tablet itself Kingzone n3

This is to ensure an IP68 rating, Sony has tested the tablet under 1.5m of water for 30 minutes. The 3.5mm audio jack and the front-facing stereo speakers are left uncovered, while the one/two card slots are behind flaps.

The stereo speakers are backed by some software enhancements, but it's the 3.5mm audio jack that brings the big guns – Hi-Res audio support, DSEE HX and built-in support for noise-cancelling headphones.

The screen is a fairly sharp 8″ LCD with 1,920 x 1,200 pixel resolution, though not quite as sharp as 2,560 x 1,600 pixel screens. Anyway, the Triluminos tech renders stunning reds and greens. We like that Sony's default wallpaper cycles through colors to showcase the screen's capabilities. Sony claims it's the brightest it has made yet, we'll be sure to put that claim to the test.

The chipset at the heart of the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a Snapdragon 801 with four Krait 400 cores at 2.5GHz, 3GB of RAM and Adreno 330 GPU. With a lightly-skinned Android the interface flies, but it's gaming that's the real challenge for the chipset. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact can play just about any game from the Play Store, but with PS4 Remote Play it can also serve as a wireless screen for a PlayStation 4 or serve as a DualShock controller.

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