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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-02-24 | 2024-05-07 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.6 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a global score of 71.3, which is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet's overall score of 69.8. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has Android 4.4.4 operating system. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) design is notably newer and just a bit thinner, but extremely heavier than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.
The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has a much better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Xperia Z2 Tablet features a brighter display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a just a bit lower pixel quantity per inch in the display, a way worse resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a really smaller display.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Xperia Z2 Tablet has a much better battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) shoots way better videos and photos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
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