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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
SGP521Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 32GB| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 66.3 |
| 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 | $ 255.00 |
| 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 | 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+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.8 |
| 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 Xperia Z2 Tablet has an overall score of 69.8, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad mini's global score of 66.3. Xperia Z2 Tablet works with Android 4.4.4 OS, and Apple iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS. The Xperia Z2 Tablet construction is somewhat thinner but noticeably heavier than Apple iPad mini.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet features a sharper screen than iPad mini, because it has a much better 1200 x 1920 resolution, a better pixels number in each screen inch and a bigger display. The Xperia Z2 Tablet has slightly more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 64 GB.
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a quite superior performance than iPad mini, because it has more CPU cores, a faster 450 MHz graphics processing unit and more RAM memory. The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with improved battery duration than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 35% greater battery capacity.
IPad mini captures greater videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a way lower resolution back facing camera and a worse video quality.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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