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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x |
| -- | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Stainless Steel | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1570.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.6 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 has an overall score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than the Xperia Z4 Tablet's score of 74.7. The Apple iPad Air 2 is a somewhat heavier tablet device than the Xperia Z4 Tablet, but they are 0.24inches thick. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Xperia Z4 Tablet has Android 5.0 operating system.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with a quite superior performance than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64-bits processing unit, the Xperia Z4 Tablet also has more cpu cores, an extra graphics processor and more RAM memory. Xperia Z4 Tablet features a little bit better display than iPad Air 2, because it has a slightly better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a little bit larger display and a little greater pixels count per inch in the display.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a very superior camera than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, although it has a camera in the back with a lower resolution and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. IPad Air 2 features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, iPad Air 2 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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