Yesterday, I got invited to an event to see the new Sony Z Tablet. It is available in black and white. Before seeing the tablet in the flesh, I had firmly in my mind that black was the best colour. Having seen the white version, which is a white back and sides only, I am not so sure. In fact I cannot decide which colour I prefer.

There are two things that strike you straight away with the Z tablet, its weight and profile. It is crazy thin at 6.9mm thin and weighs around 495g which is very light. And it feels light in the hand. It comes in two sizes thankfully from launch, 16 or 32gb wifi or a 3g 16gb version. The tablet also allows expansion via the micro sd slot. It comes with android 4.1.2 (why not 4.2 at launch), CMOS Exmor R 8.1mp rear camera, 2.2mp front camera, infra red blaster, NFC, Bluetooth 4 and so much more. Pricing is £399 for 16gb wifi, £449 for 32gb wifi and £499 for 16gb LTE/Wifi model.

Using the tablet, you can now browse tablet apps and games from the tablet section in the Google Play store. Sadly, it still is not a patch on the iPad apps and games, but now there is a dedicated section, this should accelerate. Sony had added their own skin and software, from the Infra Red remote software (its learning as well), TV Sideview, Playstation Mobile and more graphics.

The other selling point of this tablet is it is water resistant and dustproof. So now you can tweet in the bath or shower!

My walkaway thoughts are £399 for the starting model. In reality you would go for the 32gb at £449. It is water resistant and dustproof, fitted with a decent camera and audio, thin profile and light but is it worth this price versus the competition?

What do you think?