Sony bills its new Xperia Tablet Z as the world's thinnest tablet. And it's beautiful. And you can even get it wet.

Unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2013, the Xperia Tablet Z is a slate you can use with confidence in the kitchen or by the pool. Those aren't the only things Sony's new device has going for it: A new SideView app lets you see what's on TV and change the channel with a tap. Add in a full HD display with a wider color spectrum than the iPad and you have one of the more compelling Android tablets of the year.Here's our hands-on impressions of this bold new tablet.

For the Xperia Tablet Z, Sony ditched the fold design it used on its previous two Android tablets, the Sony Tablet S and the Sony Xperia Tablet S. That's probably a good thing, for although we liked the distinctive shape of the latter, thin is in. The Tablet Z measures just 0.26 inches thick, making it the "world's thinnest 10-inch tablet," according to Sony. Considering the Toshiba Excite 10 LE was 0.3 inches thick, we're splitting hairs here, but the design is still remarkably svelte.The Xperia Tablet Z weighs 1.09 pounds, making it lighter than competing devices such as the iPad (1.4 pounds) and the Excite 10 LE (1.13 pounds).