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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2013-01-20 | 2012-03-07 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 799.00 | $ 300.00 |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.64 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 11.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 is a bit better than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, with a 71.1 score against 68.5. Despite being the best in this comparison, Apple iPad 3's design is older, much heavier and noticeably thicker than the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. The Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 OS, and Sony Xperia Tablet Z comes with Android 4.4.4 OS.
Sony Xperia Tablet Z counts with a better processor than iPad 3, because it has more processing cores, a greater amount of RAM memory and an extra GPU. The Apple iPad 3 has a little bit better looking display than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little higher 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a quite greater pixels density.
IPad 3 takes better photographs and videos than Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a much less MP camera and a worse (Full HD) video resolution. Apple iPad 3 has a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
IPad 3 features a much better battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a 93 percent greater battery size.
The iPad 3 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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