Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
apple ipad wi-fi + 3g
Sony Xperia Tablet Z
sony xperia tablet z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced January 2010 Feb 2013
Status Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
Weight 730 g (25.75 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800
4G Network - LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.22% 64.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera - 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video - Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera - Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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