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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | Windows |
| 2013-01-20 | -- |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 10.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.6 | 6.05 |
| 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 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Tablet Z is much better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a 68.5 score against 58.7. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z comes with Android 4.4.4 operating system, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows operating system. Sony Xperia Tablet Z is a extremely thinner and incredibly lighter tablet than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z counts with a much powerful processor than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a graphics processor. Sony Xperia Tablet Z features a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a just a little lower amount of pixels per inch in the display, a lot worse 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution and a really smaller screen.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Sony Xperia Tablet Z captures a bit better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a worse 8.1 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
Xperia Tablet Z counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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