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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-02-24 | 2025-03-04 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 15.49 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a little bit better than Xperia Z2 Tablet, having a general score of 70.4 against 69.8. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, and Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with Android 4.4.4 OS. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) design is way newer and a lot thinner than the Xperia Z2 Tablet's, but it's also noticeably heavier.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a much greater hardware performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a GPU. The Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a way better screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much bigger memory for applications and games than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior camera than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a much better video resolution and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity.
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