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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 69.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.4.4, 4.4 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2014-02-24 |
| -- | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 15.49 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.1 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 224 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset |
| processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1240 hours standby time |
| 10.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 70.4, which is a bit better than the Xperia Z2 Tablet's score of 69.8. Even though the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is heavier than Xperia Z2 Tablet, it's thinner and also incredibly newer. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with Android 4.4.4 OS.
Xperia Z2 Tablet has a much better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet features a very superior hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution camera and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity.
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