Sony tablets, Xperia Tablet S, have stopped their sales in Japan after it has been noticed that the tablet has some manufacturing errors that prevent it from being waterproof as indicated when it was marketed. Sony has issued a statement from Japan and has decided to stop sales until a solution to the problem is found.
It seems that the problem is in a unwanted separation between the case and the screen that allows between the water on some models. Water could seep through and damage the device internally. Sony Xperia Tablet S never had the ability to be submerged in water like tablets and smartphones in the range fujitsu arrows, but yes it endured splashes, spills or rain. The tablet came out a month ago in the US, Japan and Great Britain, so many consumers have already purchased it. For the moment, in Japan, Xperia Tablet S owners will be able to take the tablets to technical service free of charge to be checked to ensure that they are good or to repair them if they are not.
Sony will make changes to your China manufacturing plant, where the failure initially occurred, and estimates that the Xperia Tablet S tablets will be on sale again at the end of October.
The truth is that this is a tablet that has many positive points, with some very remarkable specifications and a reasonable price. It also has PlayStation certification so you can play Playstation Mobile games on it. It is a pity that something like that tarnishes your good proposal.
We do not know what will happen to the tablets sold so far in Spain or if the sale has even stopped, but we will be attentive to any communication that Sony Spain can give in this regard to keep you informed. At the moment, we have no indication that he has spoken.
Source: Pocket-lint