Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Sony |
| Announced | |
| October 2012 | February 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2012 | Available - May 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black/Slate, White/Silver | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in) |
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm (10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | |
| 308 g (10.86 oz) | 495 g (17.46 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | , EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 6 | Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 320 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] | 8.1 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization | Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] | Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | No |
| Edge | |
| No | No |
| 3G | |
| No | N/A |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) |
| GPS | |
| No | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 16.3 Wh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 890 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |