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

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

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

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

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]

Multimedia

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

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

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

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
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