Sony Tablet P Review: Pocketnow Throwback

[@AtomicSymphonic]

And now... 4 years later... It's 2019 and Samsung has released its own take on the folding tablet... Sony was definitely ahead of the game. Though, Nokia with its line of Communicator smartphones were definitely the OGs.

[@MsMRkv]

Lol

[@Blender3DProjects]

And now it's 4 years later again

[@BlissOn47]

Came here after Microsoft announced their surface duo in 2019

[@Resvaniq]

yeahh its true

[@amacl10]

Tbh, if they remade this with all up to date specs and hardwear and what not, id buy one.

[@Pocketnow]

Adrian Macias Same here! ^M

[@zeliph]

Yeah. I wish the clamshell design comes back sometime in modern smartphone/tablets. That, or have smartphones become oval shaped.

[@jacobematt6222]

Pocketnow They could make it with one of those ultra thin flexible displays, and have it be a single display folding in the center

[@jacobematt6222]

***** Yers, there are flexible OLED displays. Samsung makes some

[@jakey20022]

Agreed.

[@proballa27]

DS emulators on this thing must be dope

[@MySavageDynasty]

I wanted one so bad back then, I remember another device by kyocera that had dual screens, it was on sprint. I feel like with today's technology we can improve on what went wrong with this concept. We can shrink the bazels, make that border in the middle seemless. And make it thinner at the same time, that would be very cool

[@aaron391]

What it the Kyocera echo?

[@MySavageDynasty]

Aaron Yadegari yes

[@Bangla-mx5jk]

+bmw2go11 bands

[@NamAim1991]

Totally agree. With today technology and flexible displays, these types of devices are totally viable. The problem would come with programming and software optimization. At this point you'd probably need the interest of several software developers before you could dedicate the funding for this sort of hardware. It's a good idea though and I'd love to see it in 2020 or so.

[@MySavageDynasty]

NamAim1991 Samsung, and LG could totally perfect this concept

[@KingChevy239]

What the hell is a removable battery??? -People in 2016

[@poopmeat15]

Tyler M *iphone and galaxy s6 owners

[@xalataf3365]

*and all users except LG users

[@rconcepts5706]

+TheRedstoneVillager *and windows phones

[@zeehuck1367]

pretty much

[@kymuelbautista3474]

Yep

[@Bartekpelzak]

It looks like a 3DS without buttons.

[@LionelHumphreys]

I think this form factor could be a great thing now with the use of foldable screen technology to eliminate that center bezel.

[@jacobematt6222]

***** That's what i thought. Would be great, a tablet folded up to be the size of a phone

[@sawyerseth9832]

Yessss!! I want a modern remake of this so much, just think we already have dual display but on this you could take that to another level. Also emulators and gaming could potentially be awesome if they did it right.

[@RichardCraig]

I love these vids... Pocketnow is one of the few channels that actually revisits older hardware.

[@sizor3ds]

Richard Craig the main reason i watch them is for jayce, after the buzz and 60 sec review. I never watch the full reviews strangely

[@RichardCraig]

Millad Bahrami I love Michael's reviews... Something about the cadence of his voice is perfect.

[@Morrov]

Richard Craig chceck Android Authority, you'll really enjoy Joshua Vergara and Ash (Sadly, it's quite rare to see Ash)

[@RichardCraig]

Morrov PL Hehe, already subscribed!

[@TheLaXandro]

Imagine it now, with all our curvy-bendy display tech.

[@JacksonWalter735]

It is now possible. Devices like the Galaxy Food or Motorola Razr are pricy though.

[@cinedelamata]

DANG! I remember the old Pocketnow intro like it was yesterday. When iPhone 3GS was the hot phone of the year. Clearly the channel has grown a lot and hope they can continue to grow more and more!

[@rashadavery7742]

On my Soul I thought this was a Nintendo 3DS I'm crying bruh!

[@bimo4icpb309]

how?

[@P37R1X]

Seems Sony was onto something when they made this. Now we do have foldables, although they are way more advanced now.

[@hazeydaze8396]

I forgot sony even made tablets but I remember wanting one of these so bad 😂.. Now 2022 and I'm watching this on my Galaxy Z Fold4 😁

[@BIG1TOWER]

Android sucked so bad back then ,its a hundred times better now

[@SuperLiammail]

BIG1TOWER But IOS has always beat them all!

[@SuperLiammail]

***** Explain...

[@ishaantiwari]

Brave Excailbur It's hella closed, all it lets you do is change the wallpaper It's an exaggeration but that's how it is

[@sizor3ds]

BIG1TOWER yeah, it didn't get good until ice cream sandwich imo

[@fonix232]

Brave Excailbur Let's see. iOS pretty much came out with no copy-paste, no multitasking, no background processes, no video recording, etc. - sure it was innovative, but it lacked a LOT of features that other featurephones boasted at that time (not to talk about smartphones, e.g. Symbian). iOS could only beat Android in the beginning because of the bitten apple logo on its back.

[@roadtalk6442]

sprint had a phone with 2 screens as well. you should review it

[@Pocketnow]

Crispus Maina Very first episode of our Worst Gadgets Ever series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hV6Tl2dje7Jsa7M ^M

[@Abebil3]

Pocketnow Bring back Worst Gadgets Ever, would love to see unique but horrible products again!

[@bsanyal1978]

The intro music in 2012 was perhaps the best Pocketnow ever had.

[@Pocketnow]

bsanyal1978 Nothing says professional-grade tech reviews like someone wailing on an electric guitar. ^M

[@marcusxe3]

keep in mind these specs are top notch back in 2012 , the galaxy S3 period... samsung is making foldable tablets soon , with not much bezel hopefully

[@MsMRkv]

@Sphixit now in 2019 they do

[@jakey20022]

Thanks for posting the throwback really enjoy watching these videos.

[@Heeem-SS]

The idea of ​​this device is very beautiful to be developed and made it a new device 2016

[@P1otrB]

The only thing I really regret that hasn't been continued is Kyocera Echo. Oh boy, I wish there was a modern sequel to this. Hardware and hinge mechanism was awesome, too bad SoC was insufficient.. Michael, can you please do a throwback of that device? :)

[@ironfox3132]

"A tablet future that never was" *giggles in Surface Duo*

[@popemalone5242]

Make it thin and there's no part in middle of screen I'll be sold

[@Nathan-mv2me]

That Lego Guy same

[@ArthurD]

Or... If screens could somehow slide side by side to form near-bezelless image. That would be nice.

[@valley_robot]

Hi , I’m here from the future , they have done it now.

[@brtamur1443]

I have some great news for ya’.

[@GregzVR]

It's always good to remember where we've come from, tech-wise, as it's all to easy to forget.

[@ReikazeRambles]

Ahead of it's time. Basically a foldable but like a decade ahead.

[@Gravage]

I miss the original Pocket Now intro almost as much as I miss Michael's spiky hair.

[@itsme_AB]

Mic has earthed electricity supply at home now. ...hence no electric shocks anymore. ..

[@froidesprit]

Will Frame I want the OLD old intro, and the old logo, when it still had windows on it and they were doing Nokia reviews.

[@kaibaCorpHQ]

@@froidesprit What does windows and Nokia have in common? - People in 2019

Great video, would be nice if you'd make a playlist of all Throwback Reviews

[@cpthornman]

Love these throwbacks. Great idea for the lull in tech releases right now.

[@G_volve]

so should we call this first folding phone ?

[@dacasman]

I think this idea could be modernized and be pretty good. Thinner bezels, thinner design, faster hardware, etc.

[@Notfluffy7]

Whoa the nostalgia.....the intro video, logo, and of course your hair!

[@chrissorreda4982]

THE OLD INTRO!! Those were some CRUDE tech years man :))

[@RubyRoks]

Specifically Michael Fisher reviewing this in hindsight is fascinating

[@christofides101]

I remember wanting this so bad. I would still buy it. Great review Michael.

[@ClaudioSHuerta]

It's awesome when companies take bold risks about the design. Great throwback, Michael! Pd: do you have PS3 or PS4,that you have the Playstation app? It would be nice to add you as a PSN friend.

[@Scerttle]

Man, I remember when this was announced. Very cool idea... but would have made more sense with a flexible AMOLED screen that folded rather than two screens.

[@Bscott1]

boost the specs a bit and you have the best ds emulator

[@Yayaytree]

murfee 123 ayy

[@Julianna.Domina]

Yay :D Great video as always, Michael!

[@JKgaming1]

Dude been subbed yo you guys since whenever the galaxy s 2 came out

[@Pocketnow]

JKgaming1 Thanks for sticking around! ^M

[@mrcraggle]

JKgaming1 I don't remember when I subbed but I've def been following PocketNow since it was just a Windows Mobile site. Miss the days of Brandon showing off new ROMs he'd flashed. It seems like this phone may have been the last type of phone that was really different and it's really disappointing to see. Back in the WM days, HTC were really pushing the boundaries of design. The Touch Pro 2 may have been a chunk but it had an amazing keyboard, the Sony Xperia X1 was like nothing else (it was designed and built by HTC), the Hero had its weird little chin and the HD2 changed everything.

[@homg85]

Crazy how smartphones are going this way now.

[@derpydashdjblazekin]

Seams like a good candidate to run the ds emulator perfect

[@hmilles]

wow Mr Mobile had a super early access to the Galaxy Fold

[@Legorreta.M.D]

Oh look, a Nintendo DS

[@sooohaib92]

Trust me, if they sort out the bezel issue, and couple it with great hardware, this form factor would sell like hotcakes, even better than Samsung's phablets

[@mangomowcinco6714]

Yep

[@ChonbaeSun]

My GPD XD is a clamshell Android Kitkat tablet. Only one side has 5.5 inch screen and other half is mapable gamepad controls. Designed to play games and with the added controls can also be handy for smartphone OS controlled drones.

[@calvinengsci]

Great review. Thanks. I had a chance to use this tablet back in a day for a short time. It was innovative for the time and relatively nice to use. I wish Sony kept on experimenting with this form factor.

[@hmilles]

the Galaxy Fold redesign looks good

[@cacadodo666]

How the hell does sony go so half ass and so full on innovative at the same time? Sony 101.

[@hopegood5866]

You never know maybe it become future tech

[@TommyCrosby]

Such concept with a folding Plastic OLED display would certainly be interesting to look at now since a folding display wouldn't mean having two screens to make one.

[@Scerttle]

I forgot how cool it was having the control/status bar on the bottom in honey comb... Google needs to bring that back on tabs.

[@jet202roblox]

Yay! Another Pocketnow throwback!

[@shaku_maku]

you have the Nexus 10 !! YOU ARE A GOOD GUY

[@davidlane1248]

These days, I'd say the smart device sector actually is getting a jolt of excitement -Phones with modular accessories -Android based "PDA" with a clamshell and full sized keyboard -hell, the reintroduction of a "dual screen" phone, albeit a much more sleek and functional design The only thing I wish is that more of these interesting ideas would go towards secondary smart devices rather than phones.

[@shawnyoung5960]

Wow,... Almost 7 in panel size together. And I just watched this on my 2 year old duel screen LG V60 which also has a bar like that in the middle of the 2 screens and each screen is 6.8 inches. but at least it works in vertical and horizontal mode, can use each screen for a separate app. But in 2011 no lie I would have loved this just for the fact that it was foldable to go in a pocket and it is a good looking device. Just wonder how the speakers were.

[@biglosman]

***** you got a thumbs up for reminding me about the device and still rocking the Nexus 6.

[@InuYashaSama09]

Wow... To think I graduated Highschool in 2011. It seems like yesterday...

[@CarloMario]

I have always dreamed with something like this. Well protected, forget about bulky cases and covers or cracked screens. But if they could just make it right, in a way that the 2 screens got perfectly joined. It could be the tablets future. What about open it all the way and using just one side when wanting just a phone. This was great. I Never forget how comfortable the shield Motorola phones were in hand, and how strong.

[@mangomowcinco6714]

Ikr! Its totally possible in today's technology. If theres a Samsung galaxy EDGE. They can add 2 screens joining like that.

[@JamesRussoMillas]

This was just in 2012? Damn, so glad i bought a nexus 10; still running like a champ.

[@NSS7]

With flexible OLED this can make comeback. I really love Sony that experiment with new design like this.

[@ThibautMahringer]

Looks like a DS! But wow, Not a bad idea! ;)

[@ThungStudios]

Edge to edge screens might make this feasible now-a-days. I'd pick one up if it didn't so so laggy

[@kevinlau6372]

This tablet brings back memories of early 2000s.

[@TechRedstone]

wish we had one made today, that used the crazy screen drivers people are making today to get rid of the edges

[@AlexPlaysMC4078]

What did the P stand for? Portable? Playstation? Pocketnow?

[@MiguelRPD]

A bezelless foldable tablet would work. We have flexible display so a single display could be folded in half. Only issue is .. Flexible glass. Update (2019) : and the Galaxy X will do this very thing lol.

[@nikolais5913]

(plastic)

[@bigblue1031]

Plastic scratches

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

bigblue1031 and glass doesn't?

[@m4t7eo]

NonsensicalSpudz Not nearly as much. Anyway, flexible≠foldable. Todays flexible displays are not meant to be folded (or excessively flexed), they would just break after few uses.

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

theSyd i was replying to blue if you read what he said :)

[@arminabdi]

Sony used to make great tablets, specially the Z4 tablet was amazing, I wish they had continued making tablets

[@vaibhav2831]

Came here after michels surface duo review

[@motoroladroid1001]

Wtf was Sony thinking?😂

[@nxwboostrr]

Looks like a Android powered DS

[@RandomFandomOfficial]

i wonder how it would do with Drastic DS Emulator......

[@KristalGame-hh9cj]

Sony could have dominate foldable market now. 😮

[@shankaranand48]

I have the Sony Tablet S which came out tgt with this.....still works great with ICS on it

[@sloppyjoe9156]

Anyone here after Galaxy fold?

[@mrme5898]

I remember having this. People were amazed by it. It certainly turned heads. Only problem was, I felt like I was walking around with a make up purse

[@MrPenriquez]

Could you imagine what this could look like if they would use a curved screen and narrower bezels? I feel like I spelled bezels wrong :P

[@paulhendrix8599]

back when manufacturers didn't all make the same awful thing

[@DrumWild]

In 2023, spiky hair is STILL a thing. ;)

[@Apple4Android]

Now with flexible screen technology, We might still see a Sony P "2"

[@kirazukigamedesu7973]

This is the first foldable tablet that ever been made. I bet if Apple do this they will call it another mind blowing 'INNOVATION' 😂😂😂. Note that...

[@ulischmidt03]

honestly ahead of it’s time

[@bland9876]

if you could somehow get the displays to connect sorta like a flexible display then it would be really cool

[@husainalaa99]

no spiky hair anymore?!! NOOOOO you looked so freaking good with that hair style!!

[@AAznShotMe]

Isn't there a phone version that wasn't the echo. I think it was called the NEC Media W or something like that. Whatever happened to that?

[@FizzyK-45]

Just add the buttons from the X Play and you got yourself a Sony DS. XD

[@joekrasinski5086]

i know if sony remade this, it could be great. Just upgrade the specs, and make the bezeks slimmer (mainly where the screens split in the middle)

[@dxnnxxmc]

It's funny cuz a couple days ago I saw someone comment "PLEASE BRING BACK THROWBACK REVIEWS" (except not in all caps) and here it is. Funny. Also,they're probably doing this becuase rn tech is pretty much boring and rumors,so they need to keep stuff interesting

[@Siknik64]

Need more throwbacks. It's been too long.

[@Novashadow115]

Upgrade it with modern specs, reduce the bezel size, and fix the corners and I would pick one up for 550 if it had up to snuff specs

[@HempstoneOtieno2]

Wow that's ancient! I just rolled up my tablet and attached it magnetically to my pants.

[@ziggieice]

Jesus Christ finally the reason i subscribed

[@atilayyerkal]

I think I would be interested in an improved more practical redesign of this

[@pirosoffaireyes]

To think now we got foldable phones xd

[@GuiSchwertner]

i really wish this was a trend now. with slimmer screens and etc.

[@TheM6]

All this thing needs is a flexible display...

[@brettisamasing]

Should totally do the Evo 3D. Never had one, but I wanted one

[@codycook152]

Call me crazy, but I think someone should try this again now that they can make bezel-less displays. And on the outside they should go with something like an old bar phone or an e ink display to save battery.

[@xmlthegreat]

*Surface Duo X* : Is this my father?

[@p_mcg]

ZTE: “Hold my beer...”

[@3ds12Game]

Looks sick! So sad that it didn't continue developping. now we have bendable screens. it could be one full LED screen that is bendable to make it half as long as this tablet. I'm lovin' it.

[@marknemeth267]

"I'm lovin' it"? A copyright strike from McDonald's is upcoming! 😅

[@TheJohnecash]

Would love to see an n900 review for throwbacks