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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 | -- |
| $ 499.99 | $ 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
The iPad Air 2 is a bit better than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with a 74.2 score against 71.3. Even though the iPad Air 2 and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact were released with only 1 months difference, the iPad Air 2 body is heavier but also just a little thinner than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. IPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 OS.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a bit faster processing unit than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit, a greater amount of RAM and 3 more cores. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1920 x 1200 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher count of pixels per screen inch.
IPad Air 2 counts with a superior camera than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, although it has a worse 8 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, they both have the same aperture. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air 2, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a much longer battery life than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 63% greater battery size.
IPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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