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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 89.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2017-06-09 |
| 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches | 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 24.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Stainless Steel | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1570.00 | $ 660.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.6 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a global score of 89.8, which is much better than the Xperia Z4 Tablet's global score of 74.7. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch is a noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker tablet than the Xperia Z4 Tablet. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet features a bit more vivid screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch, because although it has a really smaller display and a little lower 1600 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory capacity. Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with just a bit better performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit, 2 more cores and an extra graphics processing unit.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch captures a lot better photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a lot better (4K) video quality and a lot more mega pixels camera in the back. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a much better battery lifetime than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has 10891mAh of battery capacity against 6000mAh.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, making it an easy decision.
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