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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 13.86 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Stainless Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 273.00 | $ 1570.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is slightly better than the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, getting a global score of 77.9 against 74.7. IPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with Android 5.0 OS. Despite being the best in our current comparison, iPad Air is a heavier and a lot thicker device than the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet.
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet has a little bit better processing power than iPad Air, and although they both have a 64-bit CPU and a 600 MHz graphics processor, the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet also has a greater amount of RAM and 6 more CPU cores. The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet has a bit better looking display than iPad Air, because it has a quite better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a bit larger display and a bit greater pixels density.
The iPad Air shoots greater photographs and videos than Xperia Z4 Tablet, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video definition and a back camera with a way worse resolution. IPad Air features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a really longer battery performance than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a 47% bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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