Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Microsoft Surface 2 vs Apple iPad Air

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Microsoft Apple
Announced Feb 2013 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Dark Titanium 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)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 495 g (17.46 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 - 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) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU Adreno 320 ULP GeForce (72 cores) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.6 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.75% 65.28% 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, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging 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, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps No Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps No Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL No 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 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, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support 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 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 6000 mAh - -
Stand by Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 10 h (multimedia)