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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2013-01-20 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 1230 hours standby time |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) is much better than Xperia Tablet Z, with a overall score of 85.9 against 68.5. IPad mini (2019) is a much newer tablet, and it's also notably lighter and thinner than Xperia Tablet Z. IPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Xperia Tablet Z comes with Android 4.4.4 operating system.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features just a bit better looking display than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. Apple iPad mini (2019) features a quite better performance than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a 64 bits processor, 4 more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
IPad mini (2019) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a lower (Full HD) video definition and a back camera with lesser megapixels. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage.
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z has better battery lifetime than iPad mini (2019), because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 5058mAh.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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