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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2018-11-07 |
| 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches | 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 22.26 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and Silver |
| Stainless Steel | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1570.00 | $ 999.00 |
| 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 A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.6 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a global score of 81.1, which is slightly better than Xperia Z4 Tablet's overall score of 74.7. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) design is incredibly heavier but a bit thinner than the Xperia Z4 Tablet. The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bits CPU.
The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with a little bit better screen than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a quite lower 1600 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with a bit better pixels count per inch in the display. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) takes way better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a camera in the back with a much better resolution and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet counts with slightly more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a much longer battery duration than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a 62% more battery size.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes it a great choice.
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