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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.99 | $ 280.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 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 A7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air is a bit better than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with a 77.7 score against 71.3. The Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with Android 4.4 OS. Although it's the best in our current comparison, it must be told that it is also older, extremely heavier and thicker.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with just a bit better processing power than iPad Air, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits and a worse graphics co-processor working at 450 MHz, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1200 resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater screen pixels density.
The Apple iPad Air shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, although it has a much lower resolution back camera and a lower 1920x1080 video quality, they both have a same size camera aperture. IPad Air has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air features a superior battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
IPad Air is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper, making this tablet an obvious call.
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