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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 |
| 2014-10-15 | 2013-01-20 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 288 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 1230 hours standby time |
| 8.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 has a general score of 74.5, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia Tablet Z's global score of 68.5. The Google Nexus 9 construction is newer and somewhat lighter, but also somewhat thicker than Sony Xperia Tablet Z. These devices come with Android OS, but Google Nexus 9 has 5.0 version and Sony Xperia Tablet Z has Android 4.4.4 version, so it provides you lots of additional features.
Google Nexus 9 has a little bit better hardware performance than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit and a lower number of cores (but faster), and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a little sharper screen than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better number of pixels per display inch and a little higher 2048 x 1536 resolution.
The Google Nexus 9 takes much better pictures and videos than Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a camera in the back with less megapixels resolution and a lower (Full HD) video quality. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z counts with a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 64 GB.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a little better battery life than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a 6700mAh battery capacity.
Google Nexus 9 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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