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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBSony Xperia Z2 Tablet
SGP521| Global Score | |
| 65 | 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 |
| 10.86 ounces | 15.49 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 285.00 | $ 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 | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.8 | 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 Xperia Z2 Tablet is just a bit better than the iPad mini, with a 69.8 score against 65. The Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with Android 4.4.4 OS, while iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS. Xperia Z2 Tablet is a a lot heavier but somewhat thinner tablet device than iPad mini. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a quite better processing power than Apple iPad mini, because it has more cores, more RAM memory and a much better graphics processor working at 450 megahertz.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a better looking screen than iPad mini, because it has a bigger display, a higher display density and a lot higher resolution of 1200 x 1920. IPad mini captures a lot better videos and photos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a back camera with lot less mega pixels and a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB. The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with improved battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has a 35% larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is also cheap compared to the other tablet, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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