Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet up for pre-order with pricing in Europe

The recently announced tablet by Sony, the Xperia Z2 Tablet, is now available for pre-order a number of Sony's regional websites. When the company first announced the Xperia Z2 Tablet at MWC 2014, it hadn't revealed pricing, only a March 2014 global release.

The Sony UK website put up for pre-order the Xperia Z2 Tablet's LTE 16GB version, Wi-Fi only 16GB version and Wi-Fi only 32GB version for GBP 499 (Rs. 51,000 approximately), GBP 399 (Rs. 41,000 approximately) and GBP 449 (Rs. 46,000 approximately) respectively. No availability has been detailed.

In Germany, the Xperia Z2 Tablet starts at EUR 650 (Rs. 55,000 approximately). The Z2 Tablet is also said to start with EUR 630 (Rs. 53,000 approximately) in France and the Netherlands, EUR 670 (Rs. 57,000 approximately) in Sweden, EUR 700 (Rs. 59,000 approximately) in Spain, and PLN 2899 (Rs. 59,000 approximately) in Poland.

It has been speculated that since these prices are official, the devices might arrive with a comparatively lower price at other online retailers, with GSMArena reporting a stark difference of EUR 150 in Germany.

The Xperia Z2 Tablet features a 10.1-inch full-HD Triluminos display for mobile with Live Colour LED powered by X-Reality. The tablet also features digital noise cancelling technology and is touted to be the 'world's slimmest' 10.1-inch tablet at 6.4mm, and lightest at 426 grams. The Xperia Z2 Tablet runs Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box. The Xperia Z2 Tablet is powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor alongside 3GB of RAM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth, and GLONASS. The tablet sports an 8.1-megapixel rear camera and also includes 2.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with 16GB inbuilt storage, which is further expandable up to 64GB via microSD card.

Within hours of its launch on Monday, Sony listed its Xperia Z2 smartphone for pre-order with pricing in several European countries. The Sony Xperia Z2 has been priced at GBP 599 (roughly Rs. 61,700) in the United Kingdom, at EUR 599 (roughly Rs. 51,000) in Germany, at EUR 699 (roughly Rs. 59,500) in France, Italy and Spain, at EUR 649 (roughly Rs. 55,000) in the Netherlands, and, at SEK 5,995 (roughly Rs. 57,100) in Sweden.