Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| -- | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Stainless Steel | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1570.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xperia Z4 Tablet is much better than the Apple iPad 9.7-inch, with a 74.7 score against 65.4. The Xperia Z4 Tablet comes with Android 5.0 operating system, and Apple iPad 9.7-inch comes with iOS 13.x operating system. The Xperia Z4 Tablet construction is somewhat lighter and incredibly thinner than Apple iPad 9.7-inch.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet has a more vivid screen than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a just a bit higher pixels count per inch of screen, a little bit bigger screen and a bit higher 1600 x 2560px resolution. The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with a better performance than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a 64-bit processing unit, a graphics co-processor, a larger number of cores and 1 GB more RAM.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet features a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a really longer battery duration than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity instead of 6000mAh.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a much better camera than Xperia Z4 Tablet, although it has a camera with less megapixels and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
Although Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the iPad 9.7-inch, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPad 9.7-inch. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the iPad 9.7-inch, resigning a couple features and specs.
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