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Apple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 74.2 |
| 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 | $ 231.00 |
| 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 | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 4.4 |
| 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 Xperia Z4 Tablet is a bit better than the iPad Air 2, with a 74.7 score against 74.2. Xperia Z4 Tablet has Android 5.0 operating system, and iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system. The Xperia Z4 Tablet is a somewhat lighter tablet than the iPad Air 2, but both are equally thin. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet has a bit more vivid display than iPad Air 2, because it has a slightly higher 1600 x 2560 resolution, a little bigger screen and a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has 32 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that holds up to 128 GB. Xperia Z4 Tablet features a greater hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64-bits processor, the Xperia Z4 Tablet also has a greater amount of RAM memory, an additional GPU and a greater number of cores.
The Apple iPad Air 2 captures much better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a lower 8 MP resolution back facing camera. The iPad Air 2 features longer battery life than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a 22% bigger battery size.
Although Xperia Z4 Tablet is a better device, it is way more expensive than Apple iPad Air 2, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Apple iPad Air 2. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Xperia Z4 Tablet, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Apple iPad Air 2, letting go a couple features and specs.
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