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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2013-01-20 | 2015-10-06 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 6.49 |
| 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 | Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a bit better than the Xperia Tablet Z, having a 75.1 score against 68.5. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 works with Windows 10 Pro OS, while Xperia Tablet Z comes with Android 4.4.4 OS. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 body is a lot newer than the Xperia Tablet Z's, but it is somewhat thicker and way heavier.
Sony Xperia Tablet Z and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 both have quite similar screens, although the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 also has a larger display, a much better 1824 x 2736 resolution and a bit better pixels density. Xperia Tablet Z counts with an extremely better processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and more CPU cores.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Xperia Tablet Z captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Xperia Tablet Z also has a back camera with more megapixels.
Xperia Tablet Z counts with a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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