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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
SGP521Apple iPad Air
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 74.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-02-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 214.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is slightly better than the Xperia Z2 Tablet, with a 74.1 score against 69.8. IPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Xperia Z2 Tablet has Android 4.4.4 OS. The iPad Air body is thicker and a bit heavier than Xperia Z2 Tablet. Apple iPad Air's processor is just as good as Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet's processing unit, because although the Apple iPad Air has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a much better 600 MHz graphics processing unit.
IPad Air features a little sharper display than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels per inch of display and a little higher 1536 x 2048px resolution. The iPad Air captures much clearer photographs and videos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a lower video definition and a much worse 5 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet has just a bit bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Air, because although it has just 16 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 64 GB. The Apple iPad Air has a way better battery life than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a 47% bigger battery capacity.
IPad Air not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper than the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.
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