Xperia Z4 Tablet Ultra: a 12-inch tablet for CES 2015?

When we heard the rumor about Sony Xperia Tablet Ultra Z4 in mid-December, the entire high-tech sphere thought it would be amazing in every sense. And yet, here is another rumor confirms previous speculation. Indeed, Sony plans to release the large shelf in the first half of 2015 , reports DigiTimes.

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If at that time we were not hesitant about whether to believe if this tablet really existed, both specifications seemed too good to be true, this new speculation Digitimes reinforces previous rumors and could add a bit more certainty to its existence. Anyway, and as always with rumors, it is necessary to take this information with tweezers.

The site does not specifically name the Z4 Xperia Tablet Ultra, but it lists the features for this tablet match the specifications of the Z4 Tablet Ultra, previously disclosed. Thus, the site reports that it would face a monster, with a 12.9 inch screen with a resolution of 3840 x gigantic 2400 pixels , an 8-megapixel camera and a Qualcomm chip to clock the whole. It is also reported that the tablet is extremely thin, since it would only 8.6 mm thick.

The first rumors surrounding the Z4 Xperia Tablet Ultra indicated that the tablet will have a 12.9-inch IPS display with a resolution 4K, a 810 Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm, 6GB of RAM, a sensor Exmor RS 8 megapixel rear camera with a Carl Zeiss lens f1.8, an HDMI 1.4, the PlayStation 4 Remote Play, 64GB of internal storage, speaker S-Force Front Surround, and a 12,100 mAh battery. Its design is similar to the Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact.

A niche market imposed by the competition?
The giant Sony tablet is already about to go into mass production, it could exceed $ 1 000 once it is marketed , said the source. If the price is confirmed, it will make it one of the most expensive tablets on the market. Remains to be seen if he really was there a market for a tablet at this price, especially when you consider that the most expensive iPad is on sale for about $ 699 to date.

Sony may be hoping to cap the various post its competitors, including Microsoft, Samsung or Apple are expected to unveil their own large tablets, including the iPad Pro, in the year 2015. The large tablet Sony would be manufactured by the firm who already produces high-end tablets for Microsoft or Apple, Pegatron Technology.

It remains to be seen whether the 12-inch tablets will actually be able to affect the sales of laptops, and if they are going to be a much higher price than most 10-inch tablets on the market.

Hopefully it will make a brief appearance at CES 2015. It is in any case strongly considered if Sony tries to launch next summer.
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