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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi OnlySony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2013-01-20 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 271.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 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+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 1230 hours standby time |
| 8.56 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is much better than Xperia Tablet Z, with a 79.3 score against 68.5. IPad Air 2's design is newer, somewhat lighter and thinner than Xperia Tablet Z. IPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, and Xperia Tablet Z counts with Android 4.4.4 OS. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a bit more vivid screen than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a quite higher count of pixels in each inch of screen.
IPad Air 2 has a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and an inferior number of 1500 MHz cores, and they both have a 2 GB RAM, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Apple iPad Air 2 has a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
IPad Air 2 features longer battery duration than Xperia Tablet Z, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much better camera than Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a worse resolution back facing camera and a worse (Full HD) video resolution.
The iPad Air 2 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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