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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 66 | 72.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Windows 8 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| -- | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.40 x 12.00 x 0.39 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 27.20 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 700.00 | $ 211.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 190 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A7 chipset |
| Intel Core i3-4020Y (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD graphics 4200 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is just a bit better than the Sony Vaio Tap 11, with a general score of 72.6 against 66. The iPad Air construction is much thinner and notably lighter than the Sony Vaio Tap 11. IPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, while Sony Vaio Tap 11 has Windows 8 operating system. The iPad Air features a superior processing unit than Sony Vaio Tap 11, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have a Dual-Core processor, the iPad Air also counts with a graphics processor and a 64 bits processor.
IPad Air features a little more vivid display than Sony Vaio Tap 11, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels density and a higher 1536 x 2048px resolution. The iPad Air captures a lot better photographs and videos than Sony Vaio Tap 11, although it has a camera with way less megapixels.
The Sony Vaio Tap 11 has much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because it has 128 GB internal storage. IPad Air features a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Vaio Tap 11, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity against 3800mAh.
The iPad Air is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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