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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-01-20 | -- |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 17.46 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 799.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.6 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Tablet Z has an overall score of 68.5, which is much better than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s general score of 60.6. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z comes with Android 4.4.4 operating system, and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system. Sony Xperia Tablet Z has a much sharper screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a way worse resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better display density.
Xperia Tablet Z features a much powerful processing unit than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has lesser cpu cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics processor. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a greater camera than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z has a very superior battery life than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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