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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GBSony Xperia Tablet Z
Wi-Fi OnlySGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 67.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 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 | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 435.00 |
| 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 | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| 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, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| 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 better than the Xperia Tablet Z, getting a score of 79.3 against 67.2. The iPad Air 2 is a newer tablet, and it's also lighter and somewhat thinner than the Xperia Tablet Z. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Xperia Tablet Z has Android 4.2.2 OS. The Apple iPad Air 2 has just a little better hardware performance than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU and 3 less 1.5 GHz processing cores, and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPad Air 2 has a slightly better screen than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a quite higher count of pixels per inch in the screen. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a lot better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a worse video quality and a less MP resolution camera.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad Air 2 features superior battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity against 6000mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Apple iPad Air 2 is also by far the cheapest one.
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