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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2016-03-31 |
| 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Stainless Steel | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1570.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 8.48 |
| 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
IPad Pro 9.7-inch has a general score of 80, which is slightly better than Xperia Z4 Tablet's global score of 74.7. IPad Pro 9.7-inch is a somewhat heavier device than the Xperia Z4 Tablet, but both of them are equally thin. The Xperia Z4 Tablet features a sharper display than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px, a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit larger screen.
The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet has a better performance than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a 64-bits CPU, a higher amount of RAM memory, a graphics co-processor and a higher number of cores. IPad Pro 9.7-inch takes way better videos and photos than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a way better (4K) video resolution and a camera in the back with way more MP.
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has longer battery performance than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has a 22% bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is also a bargain compared to others.
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