Phone Comparison - Asus Transformer Pad TF300T vs Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet vs Apple iPad Air 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony Apple
Announced February 2012 Feb 2014 October 2014
Status Available - April 2012 Available - May 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Royal Blue, Iceberg White, Torch Red Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 263 x 180.8 x 9.9 mm
(10.35 x 7.12 x 0.39 in)
172 x 266 x 6.4 mm
(6.77 x 10.47 x 0.25 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 635 g (22.4 oz) 439 g (15.49 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IPX5/IPX8 (waterproof) & IP5X (dust resistant) - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) iOS 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30L Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm APQ8074+MSM8974AB Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.58% 64.75% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge No Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G No HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 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 Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 v2.0
GPS Yes Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (22 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity - - 8600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 10 h (multimedia)