Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad 4 wi-fi + cellular
Sony Xperia Tablet Z
sony xperia tablet z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced October 2012 Feb 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
Weight 662 g (23.35 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460 HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459 LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 64.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh) 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 10 h