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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | Windows 11 |
| 2013-01-20 | -- |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Black and White | Graphite and Platinum |
| -- | Aluminum |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.6 | 6.71 |
| 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 | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 7.68 |
| 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
Xperia Tablet Z is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, with a 68.5 score against 64.8. Xperia Tablet Z comes with Android 4.4.4 OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 works with Windows 11 OS. The Xperia Tablet Z body is extremely lighter and thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a quite better performance than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 also counts with 6 GB more RAM.
Xperia Tablet Z has a bit more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a lot lower 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution, a way smaller display and a just a bit worse pixels amount in each inch of screen. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 64 GB.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a little bit better camera than Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a more mega-pixels back-facing camera. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a 3 percent larger battery size.
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