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Apple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 231.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.47 |
| 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 |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 has a general score of 74.2, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's 71.3 overall score. The Apple iPad Air 2 body is a bit thinner but notably heavier than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and both of them were released with only 1 months difference. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 OS.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a bit better screen than iPad Air 2, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with just a little better hardware performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores, an additional GPU and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The iPad Air 2 takes better pictures and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, although it has a lower (Full HD) video definition and a lower resolution back camera, they both have a same size camera aperture. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a SD card slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a superior battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, iPad Air 2 is also a bit cheaper.
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