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[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] HarpingOn:
And .... Initial impressions

Very light, very thin. Very lovely.

No dead pixels visible in test mode. Yay.

Official case is nice, very thin. Looks like it's dock compatible too, so I'll have to get a dock. It's also a smart cover so no power button wear. Better than the iPad smart cover, IMO. Stand feature seems to work.

It arrived with 74% charge, now down to 59% after 30 minutes of setting up and downloading. I expect it's going to get hammered over the next couple of days.

Currently charging it with a mag connector I use for my Xperia Z1. That works.

So all in all :good: :good: :good:

Touch screen response is a bit odd. I think others have commented. Sometimes it seems not to react but I can't quite put my finger on when and why that happens (ha)

Hoping it's not a hardware fault :/

Still got loads and loads of setup and tweaking to do. Not that such things ever really stop, but Action Launcher is on there now, and Fenix (might change this, Fenix not looking great on a tablet).

Will put some unboxing and pictures up in a minute

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Sony could use some lessons in packaging from Apple. Biffed and dented carton

Tablet and case

And setting up

Hope everyone gets theirs soon
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Knalltuet3:
Great device, would be even better with the stock android keyboard

I got my Xperia z2 tablet a few days ago. The device is great.

Only thing l am not completely comfortable with is the sony xperia on screen keyboard. I love the original android/google stock on screen keyboard, but you can't install it. The device does not or is not supported (I am not sure). I tried getting the apk (LatinImeGoogle.apk) from my rooted nexus device. But no success installing it.

I can live with the xperia on screen keyboard, but ... yeah, I don't feel comfortable with it :(
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] HarpingOn:
I got used to the Sony one. Quite like it. I use Swype keyboard on my Z1 phone now though. But Swype is not good on a tablet.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] flathunt:
In stock - out of stock - in stock - out of stock ANND... Out of stock, again...

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[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] fleckdalm:
The original Android keyboard is available under the name google keyboard in the play store ;)
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Knalltuet3:
Weired thing! While trying to reproduce the exact message I got yesterday when I was trying to install the google keyboard from the market, I noticed that today the market offered me to install the google keyboard. Though, maybe it is because the device compatibility list is not loading. I will check my device at home once I return from work and report back.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Knalltuet3:
The keyboard didn't install on my device: "Unknown error code ..."

I tried to install once again over the web site of the market, but couldn't. The market displays something like "The app cannot be installed on your device in your country". I am located in Europe/Germany.

So no google-keyboard for users in Germany i guess :(
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] flathunt:
Good morning HarpingOn - Have you got some pics of the case in action? It's hard to make out from the Sony pics, it looks like there's a ridge on the outside and that it's not a standard 'roll-up' design like the iPad one and many others, tempted to get one but £40 seems a bit steep unless it's really good. Does it add much to the weight, and is it easy to remove?

Thanks in advance.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] HarpingOn:
I've made a thread in the Z2 Tablet accessories forum for this.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] flathunt:
Bah, didn't think to look there, thanks.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] SWFlyerUK:
Anyone else have and issue with the IR Blaster/Remote Control?

Takes a few presses before the signal seems to be sent to the TV.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] rdann:
Got mine today, and very impressed with the quality and performance. The only negative is the audio quality, was expecting little better than my IPad but it seems to lack depth. Trying to mount my server without success but I am sure will get there in the end. I have managed to connect my IPad Bluetooth keyboard which works perfectly and great help in the initial setup stage.

Overall very pleased.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Felborn:
Had mine for a few days now, compared to my old Asus TF700 this thing is perfect! Very smooth, light and the screen is isane. Everything has been buttery smooth so fare, no issues what so ever. My only dislike so fare is the integrated POP mail app, I dont like how it stores a local copy of all the emails and dont stay synced with the online mailbox. Aside from that, nothing but good things :)
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] hasenbein1966:
Integrated apps? Are always totally irrelevant for me. More relevant is whether it's possible without problems to delete them to have more storage available. :cool:

Use an anyway better 3rd party app, like Aqua Mail, use IMAP (POP3 is a no-go when mobile devices are used), and there you go.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] fleckdalm:
It seems that this strongly depends on the TV. By me it's hardly working on one TV while it's working perfectly fine on another one!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] RiceDie:
Got my Sony Xperia Z2 tablet 16gb LTE black today.

Coming from Iconia A501 64Gb > Iconia A701 32Gb

The weight is incredible too none existent coming from my old A701.

Performance is nice but I see it lagging when I'm scrolling in my apps menu (left & right). I have installed Firefox(working really well never seen work this good), Instagram, Dropbox, all others are stock.

Battery to early to say haven't charged it yett 20% now.

Built quality feels cheaper then my A701 but I think it's the heavy weight playing mind tricks... If you know what I mean.

WiFi working really well.

Got home cut my sim to micro-sim, reception is really good, fairly impressed. My A701 worked worst on mobile networks.

Waiting to Root, put custom recovery & run a custom rom eventually.

Ordered Scr12 case from Sony.

All in all pleased with this purchase.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] tommaazz:
HI. Has anyone noticed that if you put the tablet on couch you cant do anything? You cant swipe,... as soon as you pick it up it is working flawlessly? Anyone have that experience? Also...do you think that the magnetic charging dock is the same as on all xperias? I ask because i dont know if it will work if i buy magnetic usb charger for xperia compact...
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] hasenbein1966:
Many users have reported that the touch screen doesn't work reliably. Hopefully it is a software problem which can be fixed with an update (like the oversensitivity of the Tablet Z after it was released last year).

One Chinese user here already claims to have gotten the update and claims that it fixed the problem for him.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] jonlad1:
How is everyones battery life? Is it really as good as the reviews say?

How is standby life? How much % is everyone losing overnight?

How long does it take to charge?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] hasenbein1966:
Battery life is really good.

Mixed use without gaming, 20-50% brightness, 8h 45 min Screen On in 2 days.

If unnecessary widgets and preinstalled superfluous background services are disabled, tablet loses 1% overnight (so, is as good in this respect as all other good modern devices.)

Charging over USB needs 4-5 hours; don't know how it is over the dock.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] SWFlyerUK:
Played music from Music Unlimited in Offline Mode for 5 1/2 hours continuously yesterday, battery dropped to 96% from 100%. Quite impressed.

Battery went down 1% overnight in Stamina Mode.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] dumbl3:
Battery life is awesome. Found 1 bug in the software (SGP511/ .36). I can not lock the tablet in portrait mode, when I try it goes back to landscape and stays locked in landscape..
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Sepulture:
Will finally be getting my hands on this sweet piece of hardware this Thurs when it hits Singapore shores. Is everyone on the 16gb version or 32gb? Seems like we only have the 16gb version for the LTE models.

Anyone also successfully used a 128gb card on the tablet?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Zeblade:
Battery life is about as good as the last one. Like any other it will drain about !0% 1h.. most will always say ...awesome battery life!..

Just make sure you can return it if you buy it.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] jai23:
Just received the tablet. Even after hearing how thin and light it is, it is still surprising when it is in your hands. So far I am pretty pleased with it, although I haven't played with it much. Does anyone know if it has the double tap to wake function and if so how to turn it on?

Edit: worked it out, it's in the display settings.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] HarpingOn:
I went for the 32GB, knowing the Kit Kat limitations on the SD Card, I thought it wise to go for the larger built in storage.

I do also have a 64GB SD card in it too though. But can't put apps on that.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Sepulture:
Is yours the LTE version as well? My area only has the 16gb option with the LTE version. :(
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] HarpingOn:
There isn't an LTE 32GB. Or, there wasn't when I ordered.

I wouldn't have bought the LTE anyway. I don't need another SIM to bother about
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] dante2086:
The blacks on this display are epic though. Almost can't differentiate the notification bar from the bezel. Tight. Great viewing angles too.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] HarpingOn:
True. Very happy with the tablet z2. Much more so than with my z1 phone, though both are going to have to last me two years at least
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] fribriz:
Got my 16g LTE yesterday.

Same touch insensitivity as some of you experienced.

Another gripe is that when charging, the touch screen freezes. Any of you experience this?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] qrn:
Got it Tuesday, nice little thing. Unlocking the bootloader wasn't as straight forward as with my Nexus devices, but I'm loving it so far.

Anyone using it with OSX? It looks like my Macbooks keyboard is freezing regularly when the Z2 is connected.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] d10brp:
Very happy with the tablet, very slim, light and fast. I'd prefer the headphone socket to be elsewhere (on any other side) and an option of a front only cover (which surely makes sense on a tab marketed as this) but I'm very happy.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Naggie:
Just bought this bad boy (LTE version), and oh my, this is good. Bougth out of frustration of TouchWiz on my Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, so that one is up for sale.

This thing isn't even rooted yet, and still I enjoy it much more, than the old one. Even though the Snapdragon 800 and 801 is almost identical, the Sony runs mutch smoother and without hickups. Guess that's because there is no TouchWiz. Sonys Xperia UI is mutch more clean, and with Apex Luancher most people won't even notice it.

Looking forward to root without messing with the bootloader though. For now I can live without root, but at tablet (and a phone for that matter), is just more fun, with root access. And custom ROMs of course. Guess it won't take long, before we see som ROMs.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] brugobo:
Bought the 32GB version and I can confirm all three tablets I tested had touch issues. One had severe issues and I had to press the screen relatively hard for touches to even register, but it was setup for public display for people to try and mistreat. Another one had minor touch issues and the one I bought barely misses touches at all.

It is rarely an issue on my unit but I would recommend that you buy it somewhere that allows returns, unlike my local MediaMarkt even after I mentioned to them the severe issues their above mentioned unit had. Ended up traveling 30kms to buy at Fnac instead. I opened my unit in front of them to test the screen and they would replace it for a new one on the spot if needed, which thankfully was not necessary in the end.

The tablet is fast and has great performance even while updating and installing apps in the background. I was worried about glare but it is not that bad even if it certainly has a bit more reflectivity than other tablets.This is not a tablet you can use comfortably under direct sunlight though. If you are in shade it is fine.

I can echo the good blacks, specially with lower brightness settings. Having a beautifull 10" screen with the lightness of a 8 incher is also great.

2.4 Ghz WiFi strength is just ok. The tablet reports good signal but the connectivity in challenging areas is not as good as with my smartphone. I think the wifi indicator is overoptimistic.

I cannot get Sony's PC Companion software to work, it just does not detect the tablet. Windows does detect the tablet through USB so it is not a big deal. I assume they will update the PC software in the future but I do not really care.

AndroBench NAND benchmarks (see attachment for a screenshot):

Sequential Read: 66.23 MB/s

Sequential Write: 27.51 MB/s

4k Read: 11.81 MB/s

4k Write: 1.57 MB/s

Overall, I am glad I got this tablet instead of a galaxy tabpro/note. No lag and the screen is still excellent even if not as high dpi as the Samsungs.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] tel033:
What can you say about battery life? The 6000 mAh worry me
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] brugobo:
I bought the tablet two days ago and I have had no time to stress test it, sorry. But yeah, it definitely drains faster than the Ipad 2 when in use.

Stamina mode works great on standby and the battery does not drain much overnight. Battery leakage during deep sleep was the bane of many Android devices.

Charging takes forever and a day. My unit came with 50% battery and it took ages to reach 100%. I am wondering if there are thermal limits on recharging speed since it makes no sense for Sony not to provide a higher charging plug otherwise. Bundled charger is rated for 5V and 1500mAh. I have a couple 2A chargers I might try one of these days and report back.

I am probably going to buy the magnetic docking (not magnetic charging) charging dock next week. That should take care of any batteriy issues since you do not have to plug anything, just rest the tablet on it instead of flat on a table.

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/magnetic-charging-dock-dk39/
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] craigath:
I had the same problems with the touchscreen when I first got the tablet. The lockscreen didn't respond, mostly when flat on a desk, but it also did it in general use. But that was just for the first few days and since then it's been totally fine and I've had no problems with it. I don't know if it just sorted itself out, but the only other thing i did was to switch off the double tap to wake up feature, as I thought it may use up the battery up. Since then it's been okay. That may just be a coincidence and it may have had nothing to do with it suddenly working, but I just thought I would mention it so other people can try switching it off and see if it has any effect.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] chesterr:
Will you try installing that multi-touch app and see whether it registers your 10 fingers and when you move your fingers around?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] SANGER_A2:
Good idea to test it.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] craigath:
I installed the app and it registers 10 fingers and stays 10 fingers most of the time when moving them around, sometimes going to 9, but I think that could be a finger going onto the bezel as it's hard to tell where the screen ends and the bezel begins when moving all my fingers around at the same time.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] adambig:
Just got my Xperia Z2 tablet today and I have a question - do any of You also see faint diagonal lines running on the screen? It's mostly visible on white backgrounds and disappears while viewing the screen head-on. Just wondering if this is the digitizer or is my unit faulty?

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Just got my Xperia Z2 tablet today and I have a question - do any of You also see faint diagonal lines running across the screen? It's mostly visible on white backgrounds and disappears while viewing the screen head-on. Just wondering if this is the digitizer or is my unit faulty?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] SWFlyerUK:
Yes, think it's a "side effect" of IPS panels as the Xperia Tablet S also suffered the same, as a variety of other devices with IPS display's I have.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Gnopps:
Yes, I've noticed them as well but try to ignore them.

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[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] chesterr:
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As you can see in this video that Galaxy Tab Pro doesn't have the issue when you move your fingers around yet the Z2 Tablet has the issue.

So is it the same like in this video? :confused: cause I am planning on getting this end of the April. I hope it's an issue of the software and they'll push a software to fix this issue.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] BloodMagic:
I downloaded the Application and did the same as the guy in the video. I didn't have that problem with mine. So maybe not every Z2 Tablet is affected ?!?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] DelBoy:
First impression i awesome. Tablet is so light. Never would thought that it could be so light. Screen is also great on first.

Will see after. Just got it
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] tumpin:
Download K9 from the store, its a great mail client.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Gnopps:
Or Aqua mail, also great.

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[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] AllanJacques:
Gsmarena says it doesnt have IR blaster, confirm this info?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] jai23:
It does
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] ahura999:
How would you be able to disable the "what's new" which is alongside Google now when you slide up from the home button? I don't have the tablet but I don't like the idea of that option.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Felimenta97:
I'm not sure if you can, as I don't have the device, but you SHOULD be able to go to Settings, Apps, All and disable it.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] SWFlyerUK:
It's here to stay. The app can't be disabled so you would need root to remove it.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] The Only Ozzy:
Great tablet! I was really worried about the battery life prior to purchase. I got the international version yesterday morning. The first day I left all special settings off and it sucked battery bad! Today I enabled the "stamina mode", that really made a difference. This makes me slightly uneasy about rooting and installing a pure AOSP, but excited nonetheless. The display's resolution is more than adequate.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] hasenbein1966:
There is absolutely no reason to install AOSP on this device. With root, Xposed and TB you can customize it to your liking (only AOSP quick settings tiles don't work via Xposed; on the Tablet Z with Android 4.3 that was possible - but c'mon, that's not so important). And with stock ROM you retain all functionality Sony built in.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] tumpin:
So the Z2 has been delivered and I've had a day and night of playing with it. I'm very impressed!

It's very fast and smooth, my earlier fears of launcher performance are gone. It feels a little creaky and fragile in places but I guess that's the trade off for the insane thinness and super lightweight.

The IR feature is surprisingly good and useful. The Sony keyboard is great too, I like the mini and thumb options. The bezel size isn't so bad either, a little large but not THAT bad. It looks worse in the pictures than in the flesh.

Now for the negatives. The device really does attract finger prints, on both sides. That doesn't normally bother me but it's really bad with this thing. At least it's water proof so you can wipe it down easy. Another thing, I don't see those flaps covering the ports lasting very long if you are opening and closing frequently. I will definitely look to get the charger stand to give the ports a little relief.

I have a little bit of the screen response problem. It's not bad enough for me to send it back but I hope it's addressed in the future. (I'm on the Lte model and have the latest update)

All in all its great, this might be the first Android device where I stick with the factory rom which is exactly what I was looking for so I'm happy.

One question, the PlayStation Store app is completely empty. Is it like that for others or just me? Are they getting it ready for something big?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] hillbicks:
You need to login in order to see the games ;)

I want give my two cents about this device. I tested one unit at the store this morning and was not impressed with the performance, tested a second unit (this time with lte) and it was blazing fast; just like I expected it to be.

Decided to buy the one with wife and I'm almost finished setting it up. So far I have absolutely NOTHING to complain about, the screen is responding all the time and the bezel is also fine. After the tf700 I finally have a tablet that performs like I want it to. I am very happy with this device.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] tumpin:
Oh yeah thanks, im in.. I dont think there is a single thing I would actually play on that list but at least im in!

Actually I would play Alien Breed but I have that already :)

Its a great tablet, after all these years Android is finally performaning how I would like it to. Have fun buddy!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] thaison162:
I DON'T LIKE THE SCREEN RESPONSE! I miss too much touch!

Gửi từ SGP511 của tôi bằng cách sử dụng Tapatalk
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Skogstoken:
I have touch problems aswell and to me its alarming that some people with .55 version (LTE) still has these problems.

I also have the creaking noise, when pressing the tablet on all sides but mostly on the right, short end of the tablet.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] cooper104:
So, bitterly disappointed with no multi user support on the LTE version.. Apart from that all is going great guns, very responsive (apart from the screen touch, hopefully they can tweak that in a software update). The virtual surround is amazing!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] pmeinert:
That sound strange. My WiFi version have multi user support.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] cooper104:
Unfortunately it is true, I read somewhere that maybe is due to a patent that Nokia has. I really wish I had read up on it before hand, would not have got the LTE version at all.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Dom3000:
Wifi only version has multi account support but lte version dont due to possible problems with GSM accounts used by multiple users. At least thats what I read somewhere.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] hasenbein1966:
Might be - but what's so difficult in programming the firmware so that only the primary user can access LTE functionality, while for other users it's just a "WiFi only" tablet? I don't get that.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Skogstoken:
Do you think you can elaborate what you mean by this? I think I understand what it is but I dont think I have found it in the tablet yet (been looking for it tho). Would be nice with some pointers if you have time ;).

Thanks
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] xsacha:
Settings -> Storage then scroll to bottom. mount a remote share.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Skogstoken:
Thank you for that :), feels obvious now... Going to try it out!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Rurd2di:
Got my Z2 and love it. Touch sensitivity doesn't seem too bad on mine.

No idea about battery as have only had it 24 hours and just fully charged it for the first time.

Shame the camera is ****....
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] bossei:
Touch sensitivity is bad here. Not sure what the problem is. Still love it but I need that fixed. Is this something we should return for a replacement or r it's software related?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] zabih107:
I got my z2 tablet white 32gb. Very nice very nice... I like...