Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple Samsung
Announced March 2015 March 2016 February 2017
Status Available - June 2015 Available - March 2016 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 42,870 ($629.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 55,999 ($823.51) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 254 x 167 x 6.1 mm
(10 x 6.57 x 0.24 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in)
Weight 392 g; 396 g (13.83 oz; 13.97 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz (Wi-Fi)/ 15.31 oz (LTE))
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - Apple Pencil stylus
- 4 Stereo Speakers
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) iOS 9.3 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Adreno 430 PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics) Adreno 530
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/128/256 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 9.7 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.68% 71.58% 72.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP 13 MP
Flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.22 µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video and 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out) v2.0, reversible connector Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 7306 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -