Apple iPad Air 32GB vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z SO-03E
| Type | A tablet | A tablet |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP55, IP57 |
| Dimensions | 240.00 x 169.50 x 7.50 mm | 172.00 x 266.00 x 7.20 mm |
| Weight | 478.00 g | 495.00 g |
| Display size | 9.70" | 10.10" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 x 2048 px (9.70") 264 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 1920 x 1200 px (10.10") 224 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Stand-by (max.) | | 2G: 1230 h. (51.3 days) 3G: 1270 h. (52.9 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 10 h (0.4 days) Video: 10 h (0.4 days) | Audio: 110 h (4.6 days) Video: 9,8 h (0.4 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 10 h (0.4 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Po Buy powerbank
| Li-Po 6000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB |
| End-user memory | | 11.6 GB |
| RAM memory | | 2 GB |
| Memory cards | |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | iOS 7 | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| Processor | Apple A7 | Qualcomm APQ8064 |
| Processor clock | - | 1500 MHz |
| GPU | - | Adreno 320 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | |
| Announced | 4Q 2013 | 1Q 2013 |
| Other names | - | SGP321; Xperia Tablet Z LTE |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 | |
| CDMA | 850 1900 | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 px | 3264x2448 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 16x |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | f/2.4 | - |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 1.2 Mpx | 2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1280x960 px | 1600x1200 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Additional | - | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | 42.00 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | 100.00 Mbit/s |
| LTE UP | | - |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v4.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | OTHER | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AAX, AAX+, AIFF, WAV | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | | |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |
