Opening in TPU Case for Z4 Tablet with no corresponding port?!

xdafan2015

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Hello everyone!

I don't know if this is the correct place to ask this question but I'll give it a shot.

I bought this TPU case for my Z4 Tablet (been using the same kind with my Samsung phones and tablet) but was very surprised to find that it has an opening in it with no corresponding port so it is leaving the top right corner (same corner where the LED light/status light is located) exposed. Is it a design flaw in the TPU case or did Sony put some antenna or something in that corner that must not be covered up? If someone here knows why they did it like this, please enlighten me.

I attached an image to this post to show what I'm talking about.

/xdafan
 

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killdozer56

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Hello everyone!

I don't know if this is the correct place to ask this question but I'll give it a shot.

I bought this TPU case for my Z4 Tablet (been using the same kind with my Samsung phones and tablet) but was very surprised to find that it has an opening in it with no corresponding port so it is leaving the top right corner (same corner where the LED light/status light is located) exposed. Is it a design flaw in the TPU case or did Sony put some antenna or something in that corner that must not be covered up? If someone here knows why they did it like this, please enlighten me.

I attached an image to this post to show what I'm talking about.

/xdafan
Download the user guide here:
http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaz4tablet/supportDocumentation/
It seem there is no antenna on this location
Personnaly i use the official Sony case for Xperia Z4 tablet.
 
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najoor

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Hello everyone!

I don't know if this is the correct place to ask this question but I'll give it a shot.

I bought this TPU case for my Z4 Tablet (been using the same kind with my Samsung phones and tablet) but was very surprised to find that it has an opening in it with no corresponding port so it is leaving the top right corner (same corner where the LED light/status light is located) exposed. Is it a design flaw in the TPU case or did Sony put some antenna or something in that corner that must not be covered up? If someone here knows why they did it like this, please enlighten me.

I attached an image to this post to show what I'm talking about.

/xdafan
I have the same (or a similar) case and I wondered same thing. My best guess is that because this is a pretty tight fitting case, the way you would put it on the tablet is to fit the other three corners first and this one last. This little opening allows you to insert the tablet into the case with little tention. Without this opening you would have to exert an undue pressure on to the tablet frame which can scratch or even dent the corner. So although it exposes a bit of one corner I think this was a compromise they had to make in the design.

PS: the picture you posted seems to be of either the lower right corner or the upper left corner. my guess is that you mirrored the picture before you posted it.
 
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