El iPad Air 2 does even more than the first honor to its name, with a thickness or with a weight really spectacular, but still has a difficult rival in these sections among the tablets Android with the X. Which of the two might interest you more if you are looking for a light and elegant device? We show you a comparative de Technical specifications to help you choose.
Integrated
Despite the fact that the tablets in the range do not enjoy the same glass casing as the smartphones, of course you cannot fault the X lack of elegance or poor finishes. It also has the advantage of being water and dust resistant. The aluminum housing of the iPad Air 2However, his favor is still an important point for many.
Dimensions
This is probably the point where both tablets stand out the most since, with the exception of a Dell tablet whose commercialization seems to be quite limited, they are, to begin with, the two thinnest on the market, with 6,1 mm in the case of iPad Air 2 y 6,4 mm in the one of the X. They are also two really light tablets for their size: 437 grams of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), y 426 grams of Sony. Regarding the size, the new iPad It is perhaps somewhat smaller, but so is its screen (24x1,95 inch against 26,6x17,2 inch).
Screen
Although the screen of the X it's something bigger9.7 inches versus 10.1 inches) and features Triluminos technology and the X-Reality engine, the scale is likely tilted to the side of the iPad Air 2 thanks to higher resolution (1536 x 2048 against 1920 x 1200) which results in a higher pixel density (PPI 264 against PPI 244) and also has a laminate that increases contrasts and an anti-reflective film that improves its visibility in bright light conditions.
Performance
By technical specifications, the advantage is clear for the tablet of Sony, with a more powerful processor (a A8X de triple core a 1,5 GHz In front of a Snapdragon 801 de quad core a 2,3 GHz) and more RAM (2 GB against 3 GB). We will have to wait for the video comparisons, however, to see if there is any notable difference in fluidity in the actual use experience.
Storage capacity
Despite that el iPad Air 2 can be achieved with a much larger internal storage capacity (128 GB against 32 GB), The X has a virtue that is always lacking in Apple tablets: card slot micro-SD that allows us to increase your memory externally.
Cameras
In the cameras section we find a clear tie, at least with regard to the main camera, of 8 MP in both cases. It is true, however, that the front camera of the tablet Sony is something superior, with 2,2 MP against 1,2 MP.
Battery
Although we will not be able to draw definitive conclusions about the autonomy of each of them until we have independent tests for the iPad Air 2, the truth is that this is one of the least strong points of the X, with a battery of 6000 mAh capacity (compared to 7340 mAh that are calculated to that of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), due to the lack of official data by the company).
Price
Although the starting prices of both tablets were quite similar, the months that it has been in stores for the X They play a lot in their favor, since they make it possible to find it right now for a much lower price than the iPad Air 2: the tablet Sony can be found in some dealers for between 420 and 440 euros, while the tablet Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), sold from $489.
The stereo sound of the Z2 is missing, as it should be, on the sides of the image, not on the left horizontally