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Apple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 55.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.0.3, 3.2 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2011-04-26 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.09 x 6.22 x 0.55 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 13.12 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 194.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 480 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 206 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3080mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air is a lot better than Sony Tablet P, with a 72.8 score against 55.7. The Apple iPad Air is a way newer and thinner tablet than the Sony Tablet P, although it is also incredibly heavier. The Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Sony Tablet P works with Android 4.0.3 OS. The iPad Air features a brighter display than Sony Tablet P, because it has a way higher 1536 x 2048px resolution, a better pixels number in each screen inch and a way bigger display.
The iPad Air counts with a really superior performance than Sony Tablet P, and although they both have the same number of cores and 1 GB of RAM, the iPad Air also has an extra graphics processor and a 64 bits processing unit. The iPad Air has a lot better camera than Sony Tablet P, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back, the iPad Air also has a way higher video quality.
The Apple iPad Air has a bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Sony Tablet P, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The iPad Air has a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Tablet P, because it has a 186% greater battery size.
IPad Air is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet.
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