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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Sony |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2013-01-20 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 367.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 1230 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Tablet Z is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Go, getting a global score of 68.5 against 66.5. The Xperia Tablet Z counts with Android 4.4.4 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 operating system. Although the Xperia Tablet Z is way older than Microsoft Surface Go, it's design is a little lighter and somewhat thinner.
Sony Xperia Tablet Z has just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a GPU and more processing cores. Xperia Tablet Z has a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a little bit bigger display, a quite better pixels amount per inch of display and a bit higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px.
Xperia Tablet Z takes clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xperia Tablet Z also has a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels. Microsoft Surface Go counts with much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Xperia Tablet Z counts with a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
Although Xperia Tablet Z is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Microsoft Surface Go, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Microsoft Surface Go. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Xperia Tablet Z, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Microsoft Surface Go, letting go some features and specs.
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