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Apple iPad mini
32 GBSony Xperia Z2 Tablet
SGP521| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 69.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4.4, 4.4 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-02-24 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 15.49 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 269.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1240 hours standby time |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has a score of 69.8, which is slightly better than iPad mini's general score of 66.5. The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is a incredibly heavier but somewhat thinner tablet than the iPad mini. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with Android 4.4.4 operating system, and iPad mini has iOS 8.x operating system.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet features a sharper screen than iPad mini, because it has a higher display density, a much higher 1200 x 1920 resolution and a larger display. The Xperia Z2 Tablet features just a bit more memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini, because although it has just 16 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 64 GB.
Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a faster CPU than iPad mini, because it has a larger amount of RAM, 2 more processing cores and a much better graphics processing unit. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with longer battery duration than Apple iPad mini, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. IPad mini captures much better photos and videos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video definition and a lot worse 5 megapixels resolution back camera.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper.
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