Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Apple iPad Air

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Asus Apple
Announced Feb 2013 July 2013 October 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 495 g (17.46 oz) 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE - LTE Version LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64GB No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 7.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.75% 62.49% 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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+; LTE DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64GB No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 6000 mAh 3950 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)