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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2020-10-16 | -- |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 13.86 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Stainless Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | $ 1570.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has a general score of 74.7, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad Air (2020)'s global score of 71.7. Xperia Z4 Tablet has Android 5.0 operating system, and Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system. Xperia Z4 Tablet's design has the same thickness than the Apple iPad Air (2020), but it's lighter.
The iPad Air (2020) has a bit more powerful CPU than Xperia Z4 Tablet, although it has an inferior number of cores and doesn't have a GPU, they both have a 64-bit processing unit. Xperia Z4 Tablet features a brighter display than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display and a bit higher resolution of 1600 x 2560.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a way better camera than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a much higher (4K) video definition. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet features a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 128 GB.
Xperia Z4 Tablet has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
Although Xperia Z4 Tablet is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Apple iPad Air (2020), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Apple iPad Air (2020). If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the Apple iPad Air (2020), letting go a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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