Thanks to the OP for posting this, just picked up mine yesterday morning. after I hit 'pay' I felt buyers remorse kick in, but after opening the box and using it for most of this weekend, don't regret my purchase one bit.

loads of updates to get to Marshmallow, but it runs like a beast now. slapped the new nexus launcher on it to, looks slick. Also tested out screen mirroring with my Roku and it worked fast and watched an entire movie to.

Bluetooth and other connections work flawlessly, screen is great. Did some editing on Lightroom and Snapseed, definitely better to edit on than my Nexus 6P. Sometimes I transfer pics from my DSLR for quick edits to send to friends and this will probably be my companion on the days I'm out shooting with friends. :smile:

Only thing bad on this is the keyboard switching to Google Keyboard or swiftkey is highly recommended!!

Overall great tablet - worth the money.

Better and cheaper to get Nvidia K1 tablet, if you can find stock for RRP.

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Still in stock at the EBay store, just bought one.

Back in stock and now £189.99 - http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sony-z3-compact-wi-fi-16gb-hd-tablet-was-199-00-now-189-99-argos-2549470

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Bought yesterday, good spec and so thin, CM for future updates.

​the official one is pricey i cant see anything special about it their are plenty of similar ones available have you tried sony they sell accessories

Does anyone know where I can get the official black cover? I have only been able to find what I think is the official white one, and at quite a price - over £30! What is the advantage of it? It doesn't even say that it's leather....

*hugz*

It's official this will not get android 7.0 :disappointed:

Best android tablet on the market, had the original z tablet still going strong, also have a z2 excellent hardware and almost stock android experience, had the z3 tablet last Xmas brought for my little one he's constantly on it never crashes, just performs had to buy 64gb sd card has internal memory is full. At this price it's a steel, I paid £250.

Thanks to the OP for posting this, just picked up mine yesterday morning. after I hit 'pay' I felt buyers remorse kick in, but after opening the box and using it for most of this weekend, don't regret my purchase one bit.

loads of updates to get to Marshmallow, but it runs like a beast now. slapped the new nexus launcher on it to, looks slick. Also tested out screen mirroring with my Roku and it worked fast and watched an entire movie to.

Bluetooth and other connections work flawlessly, screen is great. Did some editing on Lightroom and Snapseed, definitely better to edit on than my Nexus 6P. Sometimes I transfer pics from my DSLR for quick edits to send to friends and this will probably be my companion on the days I'm out shooting with friends. :smile:

Only thing bad on this is the keyboard switching to Google Keyboard or swiftkey is highly recommended!!

Overall great tablet - worth the money.

​you'll be ok. its up to developers to support older versions of Android, but generally if an app doesn't support a version of Android less than 4-5 years old, it's probably not a well used app.

guarantee marshmallow update. connect tablet to PC to upgrade

Z1 has only just been released from the update programme this year and that's well over 2 years old.

Support will probably stop next year so you'll get N n possibly O but it's a fantastic tablet,light yet feels premium and waterproof which is great. Screen quality whilst lacking resolution is superb and has hardware support for HiRes music - I have the LTE version and it's been a great workhorse, the only thing you can really knock it for is 16gb base storage is too small these days and Sony's software starts nagging at 75% full but other than that mines been great.

​Black

I have a Z3 phone and android updates were soooo slow coming out from Sony after google had released them

You can still get most new apps. Only some of the Google apps require the very latest Android.

They black i noticed conflicting information my receipt says white(I think)

Sony have a android N preview for Z3 so theirs no reason why the Z3 family wont get N unlike the nexus 7

Can anyone who has picked this up advise if they got white or black? Can't see it mentioned on the website. Thanks

Thanks for that. But does this mean I wont be able to download apps in the future once the updates for a particular device stops?

The official line is 18 months after launch, although even that is never guaranteed. Sony has been quite good about this, and some have received major upgrades for 2 years. Anyway, the 2 years are up soon, I would expect updates to stop in the near future. This tablet will not most likely never see Android 7.

I bought this when it was first launched along with the official leather case, I have to say both are fantastic. My daughter often steals it to watch Netflix in the bath, it's all round winner.

​Link please

Get tablet,

I would recommend the official leather sony case too. Very classy.

Thanks OP, I've got mine reserved.

theirs another update on the way 23.5.A.1.291 which brings back stamina

updated mine to 6.0 ages ago. I don't know why people are complaining about no updates?!

yes ,i collected it tday and update marshmallow, it comes KitKat, updated to Lollipop (501) after that update to Lollipop( 500 mbish) (5.1.1. ) after that update to Marshmallow which is 939.4 mb ish (6.00 ) it dint not updated from kitkat to Marshmallow it did 3 times in orders, ,just you need patience it took more than hours for 3 updates, wow it works version,23.5.A.0.575

They have MM on them. Check Sony.com

Does anyone here with one of these have the Marshmallow update installed? From a google, it looks like it was announced for this tablet earlier in the year, so should be available...

Another vote for Sony tablets and phones. Solid.

​this the S2 is still £100 more

This or samsung tab s2?

check Amazon Italy, it was €270 a couple of days ago.

Not sure, but it doesn't on my Z5 phone :disappointed:

nice information for me..super

​That's entirely up to the company that makes said tablet. Usually Google themselves are the best like Apple for keeping up with products.

Good point. 38 on back order at BT shop......works out about £136 delivered with quidco...if they had it!

anyone been able to find the official black cover for this, can only see the white online?

Where can you get the Shield? Seems to be OOS everywhere

Does android 6 on this allow adoptable storage?

In the market for a decent 8 incher.

This, or the Asus Z580c, or the Nvidia Shield K1?

Sony and Asus seem to score better on build quality but the shield seems to blow everything out the water speed and spec wise.....and it's the cheapest.....

I had play with mine but theirs a lot of updates to get from KitKat to lollipop & finally marshmallow :smile:

This might be a silly question, but for how long would Android software updates/support be avaliable for a tablet after it is first launched??

Nothing concrete I've been watching :neutral_face:

Where?

excellent mobile deal at argos

Price drop because of new nexus 7 on the horizon? Think I'll save my money and wait for that.

I'm paying £20 a month on a 24 month contract as loan agreement. I got a Sony Z3 tablet and a Z3 phone.

one of the best android tablets out there, despite its age.
beyond Samsung and and amazon tablets (which I don't like), not really much choice in high end android tablets. defo recommend this. Sony's version of Android is pretty much stock android too!

Great tablet but I wouldn't want to pay £200 for one now. It's not far off 2 years old.

wasnt this 129 @ vodafone 6 months ago? cold me thinks!

I am not sure how frequently sony updates software, it is not same as LG or Samsung. I have Z3 dual they have rolled out Android 6 in every part of the world except Europe. Also, terrible customer service by Sony.

I hope tablets should not suffer the same fate. though, you can get root it.

Also, it has 16gb storage and I believe sony doesn't allow adoptable storage (for installing apps on card).
make sure the space is enough for you.

is this 4g ?

Now if only someone would start discounting the Z4 tab a bit!

Still think blackberry's tablet is better value than this

I have the z3 and z4 tablets, best tablets available right now imo. In need of new 7" tablet releases now though as this one is getting a little old.

sony make great tabs. The Z series are brill.....I have the z tab and suits my needs so well! shame it's not being updated....got mine brand new from argos ebay last year for a superb price (£186). I do like the z3, but prefer the bigger screen of my z tab.....if the z2 or z4 ever drop in price to something like this deal then I would be all over them. Thanks for posting and heated up :smiley:

pity the Z3TC with LTE/4G/3G radio is still expensive. and yes, you can use that as a monster-sized phone.

Using mine right now, great tablet :smiley: picked mine up preowned in Game about a year ago, nearly new but without box, and it turned out to be the 4G version. Score!

I got this on launch and it's excellent. it just world's. it's well built and I prefer it over most other tablets including ipads.
I like screen cast being built in

Excellent tablet

Great tablet, I got one in John Lewis cheap (a return) about a year or more ago.

I do have an ipad air, but hardly use it since I got this. Great size, and light, front facing speakers, battery almost as good as the ipad, on Marshmallow, ps4 'compatibile', takes Sd cards, etc.

However I hav noticed recently that I think it is starting to occasionally 'slow' when browsing etc. I do use Cleanmaster to wipe the cache, etc, but does still drag a little sometimes. This is rare, but noticeable to me.

I would still recommend it though, and this is a good price for a new one.

I use this tablet on a daily basis since launch and I love it. :smile:

Better and cheaper to get Nvidia K1 tablet, if you can find stock for RRP.

I was going to get this till I had a nVidia Shield tablet in hand for a bit that thing is a monster for the price.

the z3 recently got a big update but to be fair they took their time with it.
I had the Nexus 7 before the z3, I loved the Nexus 7 but the z3 is so much better in many ways. grab yourself a cheap magnetic charging dock too. I got the official sony case free with mine which is top quality but a bit expensive to buy I think.

Officially supports remote play with ps4 too. Although that can also be done with the modded apk on the Nvidia Shield, which I think is the best tablet you can get for £150 (due to unpredictable support from Sony). Heat added for price, hardware & brand :smiley:

Great tab, but is there any news on the long term support? Since Sony decided to discontinue the Z series (imho best Android tablet available at the moment), will they also stop updates at some point? And what is the future for Android tablets? And does it have 4G?

Quicker than a Nexus 7????

Slight increase of 99p have amended for OP

Is this available in white?

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fantastic tab,had this for over a year now, best I've owned, great price.

their isn't much choice everything seems to be getting on

Sony tablets are great, i've got the z4 and love it