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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2025-03-12 | -- |
| -- | 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 13.86 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| -- | Stainless Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1570.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.1 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| -- | 299 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 5.00 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z4 Tablet is a bit better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a overall score of 74.7 against 70.4. Xperia Z4 Tablet has Android 5.0 operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet features a way better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xperia Z4 Tablet features a much greater performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 8 cores, the Xperia Z4 Tablet also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64 bits processor.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior battery duration than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity against 6000mAh. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher 12 MP resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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