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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-09-03 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 740.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a general score of 71.3, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 4's score of 70.8. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a way thinner and notably lighter tablet than the Apple iPad 4. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with Android 4.4 OS, and Apple iPad 4 counts with iOS 7.x OS.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a quite better hardware performance than iPad 4, because it has a much better GPU working at 450 MHz, a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a little bit better looking screen than iPad 4, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little higher display pixel density.
IPad 4 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a back-facing camera with a much lower 5 MP resolution, they both have a same size diafragm aperture. The Apple iPad 4 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a way better battery lifetime than iPad 4.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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