Global Score | |
67.3 | 72.8 |
Basic Information | |
Sony | Apple |
Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
2013-01-20 | 2013-10-22 |
10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
17.46 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
-- | Aluminium |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
$ 675.00 | $ 194.00 |
Display / Screen | |
10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
TFT | IPS LCD |
224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
7.8 | 8.2 |
Performance | |
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
8.64 | 9.27 |
Storage | |
16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
6.16 | 4.4 |
Camera | |
8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
-- | f/2.40 aperture |
-- | 33.00mm focal length |
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
6.6 | 7.92 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
7 | 6.7 |
Battery Life | |
6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
1230 hours standby time | -- |
7.52 | 9.52 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
GPS | GPS |
NFC | -- |
Infra-red port | -- |
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The Apple iPad Air is just a bit better than the Xperia Tablet Z, with a 72.8 score against 67.3. Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, while Xperia Tablet Z counts with Android 4.4.4 OS. Apple iPad Air's body is newer and just a bit lighter than the Xperia Tablet Z's, although it is also a little thicker.
The iPad Air counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and less RAM, it also counts with a better 600 MHz graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processor. IPad Air features a little more vivid display than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a quite better pixel quantity in each screen inch.
The iPad Air takes way better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video resolution and a way lower 5 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. Sony Xperia Tablet Z features much more memory for apps and games than iPad Air, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 64 GB.
The iPad Air features a much better battery performance than Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a 47% bigger battery capacity.
The iPad Air not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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