Phone Comparison - Google Nexus 9 vs Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE vs Apple iPad Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Apple
Announced October 2014 March 2015 September 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Available - June 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 42,870 ($629.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 88,800 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
254 x 167 x 6.1 mm
(10 x 6.57 x 0.24 in)
305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm
(12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in)
Weight 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 392 g; 396 g (13.83 oz; 13.97 oz) 713 g (Wi-Fi) (25.15 oz (Wi-Fi))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Wi‑Fi + Cellular model (data only)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - Apple Pencil Support
- Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 , Apple A9X
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) Adreno 430 -
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 32/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic and Antireflective Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 10.1 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 2048 x 2739 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.76% 69.68% 76.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Autofocus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, Stereo Rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 5.1 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out) v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/128 GB, 4GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 6000 mAh 10307 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min - Up to 10 h