Feb 22, 2011 07:18 GMT  ·  By

Yesterday we've talked a bit about Sony's plans for the tablet market, and now, we've got some more interesting info on what we should expect from the Japanese company in 2011, as far as tablets are concerned.

So, the guys over at Engadget have managed to get their hands on some very interesting pieces of inside information from Sony regarding their 2011 tablets, that, however, don't really manage to paint a convincing picture in terms of possible market success.

So, the first tablet Sony apparently has in the works is called S2 by Sony officials (following the PlayStation Certified Qriocity tablet, known as S1), and sports a dual-screen, clamshell design, featuring twin 5.5-inch displays and running a custom version of the Android 3.0 OS that will enable an enhanced user experience as far as the two displays are concerned.

As far as the tablet's hardware is concerned, the aforementioned sources seem to indicate that the S2 will be running on a Tegra 2 platform, while also offering users WiFi and 3G connectivity, plus both front- and rear-facing cameras, enabling both photo shooting and video communications.

While the S2 tablet certainly has a rather unusual form factor, the sources quoted above seem to have some doubts regarding the mobile device's possible level of success, given that the form factor is rather “rugged” and sports a pretty large gap between the two (apparently, this feeling is shared by several people inside Sony).

Beside this certainly unusual tablet model, Sony's apparently also working on a more traditional device, namely a VAIO-branded Asus Slider-like tablet running Windows 7 and featuring a 9.4-inch display, coupled with a Pinetrail Atom CPU.

Some info regarding the pricing of these tablets has also apparently transpired, with the S2 being apparently set to retail for around $699 and the VAIO slider for around $799, which are not exactly some particularly affordable price points, all things considered.

All in all, we'd dare to say that Sony's trying to play both the tradition (Slider tablet) and innovation (S2) cards here, but it remains to be seen whether both versions will manage to get to the market, and if they do, just what level of success they'll manage to achieve when pitted against the numerous tablets and slates already announced or available out there.