Sony stops Xperia Tablet S sales due to gaps between display panel and case

Sony stops Xperia Tablet S sales due to gaps between display and case

When Sony’s designers put a port flap on the Xperia Tablet S in an effort to make it splash-proof, they surely didn’t count on their good intentions being undermined by leaky build quality in other areas. According to Reuters though, that’s exactly what has happened: a number of tablets have come off the production line with gaps between the screen and the chassis, and it must be a significant proportion because Sony has now decided to halt sales until it can get the problem fixed. The company is also promising to repair any of the 100,000 tablets that have already shipped, but doesn’t expect the issue to be serious enough to dampen its earnings (which, let’s face it, could already do with some time out in the sun).

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