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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | -- |
| 2013-01-20 | 2015-09-09 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 529.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 (20 nm) chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.6 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, with a 74.6 score against 68.5. IPad mini 4's construction is newer, somewhat thinner and noticeably lighter than the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. The Xperia Tablet Z counts with a bit better hardware performance than iPad mini 4, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Xperia Tablet Z also has a greater number of 1.5 gigahertz cores and a graphics processing unit.
Xperia Tablet Z has a little bit better looking screen than iPad mini 4, because although it has a way worse pixels number per inch of display and a quite lower 1200 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a larger screen. The iPad mini 4 features a much better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a less megapixels back-facing camera and a worse 1920x1080 video definition.
The iPad mini 4 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Xperia Tablet Z has a little longer battery life than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a 17% more battery size.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, Apple iPad mini 4 is also by far the cheapest one, making this tablet a great choice.
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