The Sony Tablet P (former code name ''Sony S2'') is a
tablet computer
A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Tablets, being computers ...
that was manufactured by
Sony
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...
as part of the
Sony Tablet
is a discontinued series of Android based tablet computers, produced from 2011 to 2012 by Sony Corporation. Two models were released: Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P.
It was succeeded by the Sony Xperia Tablet S which is part of the mobile ...
series.
Description
It was released as the
Android version of the
Sony Vaio P who also had a wide screen.
It has two
touchscreen interoperating displays joined in a hinged
clamshell layout, resembling the
VAIO P series. It was released in November 2011, as the second available member of the Sony Tablet series. The suggested retail price is $599.
While the unique clamshell design allowed the device to fold in half and fit into a pocket, this feature resulted in the screen being split in half by a large, black hinge, which made playing games and reading awkward and is cited as the Tablet P's most serious flaw. The Tablet P was discontinued in North America by the end of 2012 and received its final software update to Android 4.0.4 shortly after.
Reception
The Verge praised the innovative design but noted that third-party apps not optimized for the dual screens offered a poor experience. It was retrospectively called a flopped product.
See also
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Surface Duo
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Kyocera Echo
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Dual-touchscreen
A dual-touchscreen is a computer or phone display setup which uses two screens, either or both of which could be touch-capable, to display both elements of the computer's graphical user interface and virtualized implementations of common input de ...
References
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Android (operating system) devices
Tablet computers introduced in 2011
Crossover devices