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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.0 |
| -- | 2014-10-15 |
| 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Brown and White |
| Stainless Steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1570.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is slightly better than the Google Nexus 9, getting a global score of 74.7 against 74.5. These tablets include the same Android 5.0 OS, so both of them should offer all the same operating system features. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is a noticeably thinner and just a little bit lighter portable tablet than the Google Nexus 9.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet features a bit better processing unit than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 64-bits CPU, the Xperia Z4 Tablet also has more RAM, a graphics processing unit and 6 more CPU cores (although slower). The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet features a little sharper display than Google Nexus 9, because it has a bit bigger display, a quite higher pixel amount per inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels.
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet has a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Google Nexus 9 has a bit longer battery performance than Xperia Z4 Tablet, because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity.
Google Nexus 9 shoots much better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, although it has a back facing camera with less mega pixels and a lower (Full HD) video quality.
Although Xperia Z4 Tablet is a better device, it costs a lot more than Google Nexus 9, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Google Nexus 9. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Xperia Z4 Tablet, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Google Nexus 9, resigning a couple features and specs.
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