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Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Apple iPad Air 2

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Apple
Announced
September 2014 October 2014
Status
Available - November 2014 Available - October 2014
Price
- Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight
270 g (9.52 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503 LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

Display

Type
TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
8.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.37% 71.58%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 8.1
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio with RDS No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity
4500 mAh 8600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 1100 h (2G)
Up to 1300 h (3G)
-
Talk Time
Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
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