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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Stainless Steel | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1570.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is a little bit better than the Apple iPad mini, getting a 74.7 score against 68.1. The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with Android 5.0 operating system, and Apple iPad mini has iOS 8.x operating system. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet's body is incredibly heavier but somewhat thinner than the Apple iPad mini.
The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet features a much more powerful CPU than iPad mini, because it has a faster graphics processing unit running at 600 megahertz, a higher number of faster cores, 2,5 GB more RAM and a 64-bit processor. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet has a lot better looking display than iPad mini, because it has a much higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution, a much higher pixels amount per screen inch and a bigger screen.
Apple iPad mini counts with a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video resolution and a camera with much less mega-pixels resolution. Xperia Z4 Tablet features a little bit better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet has greater battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 35 percent larger battery size.
Although Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is a better device, it costs a lot more than the iPad mini, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as iPad mini. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the iPad mini, resigning some features and specifications.
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