We are going to be blunt about it -- the Sony Xperia Tablet Z is the first tablet without a Cupertino link that has made us go “wow!” Android tablets -- be it Google's Nexus, Amazon's Kindle Fire or any of Samsung's Galaxy Tabs -- have generally fought on hardware rather than design. Well, not with the Xperia Tablet Z. It is an amazing 6.9 mm thin -- thinner than any of the phones out there - and tips the scales at under half a kilo, which is pretty outstanding for something that comes with a 10.1 inch display. Yes, it is made mostly of plasti c, but it has a solid, premium feel to it -- it looks like a sleek slab of black marble when lying on a table. And is dust proof and water resistant as well!