Sony Xperia Z pre-order is now available in UK

Sony Xperia Tablet Z was originally announced in Japan at the MWC 2013, and now it is already available in Japan where the pre-order start on March 9th, 2013, and will be available on March 22nd, only two days from now.

And now, Xperia Tablet Z has been made available as a pre-order through Sony’s own online store in the UK with three models with the price of £400 / €465 / $600 respectively.

According to Sony, only the Wi-Fi models are currently on sale, with the 16GB Xperia Tablet Z priced at £400 ($605), or if you spend another £50 you’ll get the 32GB model. Unfortunately, the LTE model has yet to be priced.

Both Wi-Fi versions of Xperia Tablet Z have been confirmed to arrive in the UK in mid-April, but the 4G LTE version has yet to receive a release timeline.

For this you get a 10.1-inch display with a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, a quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. When we spent some time with the Xperia Tablet Z at MWC, we were particularly impressed with its design, and loved the lightweight, super-slim (just 6.9mm) chassis, which was a joy to hold.

When you go to buy one of the tablets, you’re given the option of selecting a range of accessories, including a £60 ($90) leather cover, £30 ($45) docking station and a £15 ($22) screen protector. Once the tablet is in your basket, the site provides a delivery date of between April 12 and April 15.

So how does the Xperia Tablet Z’s price compare with other tablets on sale in the UK? Well, the 16GB model matches the basic iPad, but the 32GB Tablet Z is £30 less expensive than the equivalent Apple tablet. A Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 with 16GB of storage memory is also £400, while the 16GB Nexus 10 (which has a higher screen resolution than Sony’s tablet) can be purchased through Google Play for £320.

There’s no mention of the Xperia Tablet Z on Sony USA’s online store at the moment, but if the price is in-line with Apple’s GBP to USD conversion, the 16GB model could cost $499 whenever it finally arrives.

Reference: Sony Xperia Tablet Z goes up for pre-order in the UK, attracts £400 price tag

Sony Xperia Tablet Z now up for pre-order in the UK for £400/€465/$600