Xperia Z4 Tablet vs iPad Air 2 Specs, Price Review: Features Comparison - Sony Device Out to Topple Apple Rival

The Xperia Z4, Sony's latest tablet, is a device that could potentially take the top spot from the iPad Air 2 in the tablet market this year. Here's how the two compare.

Design

Overall, the Xperia Z4 Tablet has a premium look and feel, thanks to the mineral glass that was used in making it. The tablet also has a great looking rounded aluminum frame. While the back panel of the device does have a plastic feel, it ensures that it can easily be held. As for the iPad Air 2, it is slightly smaller than the tablet from Sony but has a premium unibody aluminum frame with rounded edges and smooth finish.

Display

The Xperia Z4 Tablet has an IPS LCD screen measuring 10.1 inches with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a density of 299 pixels per inch. As for the iPad Air 2, it has an IPS LCD screen measuring 9.7 inches with a resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a density of 264 pixels per inch.

Specs

On the Xperia Z4 Tablet is the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, coupled with a CPU with four Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.5 GHz and four Cortex-A57 cores running at 2 GHz and an Adreno 430 GPU. As for the iPad Air 2, it has an Apple A8X chipset, coupled with a Triple-core 1.5 GHz CPU.

Memory

As with all devices from Apple, the iPad Air 2 has no memory card slot, while the Xperia Z4 Tablet has one that can be used to add up to 128 GB of external storage. In terms of RAM the iPad Air 2 has 2 GB while the Xperia Z4 Tablet has 3 GB.

Features

The iPad Air 2 has a major advantage in the form of its fingerprint sensor. But the Xperia Z4 Tablet also possesses a major plus point since it has an IP68 dust and water proof rating which is not present in the iPad Air 2.

Price

The Wi-Fi only Xperia Z4 Tablet could cost around $559 while the 16 GB iPad Air 2 costs $499.