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Apple iPad 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2011-03-02 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 21.62 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 505.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 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 |
| 9.36 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is better than Apple iPad 2, having a global score of 71.3 against 62.1. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact design is newer, a lot lighter and noticeably thinner than Apple iPad 2. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact works with Android 4.4 OS, and Apple iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x OS.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much sharper screen than iPad 2, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution and much more pixels per inch of screen. IPad 2 has a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a better processing power than Apple iPad 2, because it has more RAM memory, a much better GPU and a larger number of cores. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a lot better camera than iPad 2, and although they both have a F2.4 camera aperture, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a much better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a back facing camera with a lot better 8.1 MP resolution.
IPad 2 counts with a really longer battery life than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 6944mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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