Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-02-24 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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) has a score of 70.4, which is a bit better than Xperia Z2 Tablet's 69.8 general score. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with Android 4.4.4 operating system. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is notably newer and much thinner, but also much heavier than Xperia Z2 Tablet.
Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a much better performing processor than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra GPU. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet features a lot better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better camera than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a way better video resolution and a way higher 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a 62 percent greater battery capacity.
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