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Apple iPad 2
64 GBSony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2013-01-20 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 505.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 132 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 1230 hours standby time |
| 8.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Tablet Z has an overall score of 68.5, which is much better than iPad 2's 62.1 score. Xperia Tablet Z counts with Android 4.4.4 OS, and iPad 2 has iOS 7.x OS. Xperia Tablet Z is a newer portable tablet, and it is also thinner and somewhat lighter than iPad 2. Xperia Tablet Z counts with a much sharper screen than iPad 2, because it has a little bigger display, a much better pixels density and a lot higher 1200 x 1920 resolution.
The Xperia Tablet Z has a bit faster processor than iPad 2, and although they both have a 400 MHz graphics co-processor, the Xperia Tablet Z also has more processing cores and 1,5 GB more RAM. The Apple iPad 2 counts with a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad 2 counts with a bit better battery life than Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a 16 percent bigger battery capacity. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z counts with just a bit better camera than iPad 2, because it has a much better 1920x1080 video quality and a back-facing camera with a much better 8.1 MP resolution.
Xperia Tablet Z costs a lot more money than the Apple iPad 2, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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