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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
SGP521Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-02-24 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| 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 Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is a little bit better than iPad mini, having a 69.8 score against 68.1. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is a much heavier but somewhat thinner portable tablet than the iPad mini. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet works with Android 4.4.4 OS, while iPad mini works with iOS 8.x OS. Xperia Z2 Tablet features a much better looking screen than Apple iPad mini, because it has a larger screen, a better pixel amount per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels.
Xperia Z2 Tablet has a quite better processing power than iPad mini, because it has more RAM, 2 more cores and a much better GPU working at 450 MHz. The iPad mini captures much clearer photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega pixels and a worse 1920x1080 video quality.
The Apple iPad mini has a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Xperia Z2 Tablet features longer battery performance than iPad mini, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest one, making buying this tablet a simple decision.
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