I compared Sony's world's thinnest and lightest tablet "Xperia Z2 Tablet" with rival machines such as iPad Air

As the 10.1-inch tablet, "the world's thinnest and lightest tablet terminal"Xperia Z2 TabletSince I was able to borrow at the timing just before the release, I compared it with a competing tablet terminal such as iPad Air. The first version of the Xperia Z2 Tablet review is from the following.

Xperia (TM) Z2 Tablet | Xperia (TM) Tablet | Sony
http://www.sony.jp/tablet/products/Z2/

◆Appearance check
Xperia Z2 Tablet is the thinnest and lightest tablet terminal in the world as a 10.1 inch tablet.


The size is 26.6 centimeters wide by 17.2 centimeters in length. On the back, rubber coating is applied and it is hard to slip. Although it is a slip prevention, it is smooth and the touch is extremely good.


Rear camera has Exmor RS for mobile backside illuminated CMOS sensor inheriting sensor technology from Sony's digital camera with 8.1 million pixels.


The "SONY" logo on the back is a metallic print specification with luxury rather than a seal.


Already "Au presentation 2014 summer"The appearance is checked all the time, but when you look at the details carefully, the high precision of the work is the impression that one head is coming out compared to the gadget made by another company.


The side is flat and aluminum plate is stretched around.


Given the size of the Micro-USB port, it is clear that further thinning has reached a difficult level.


Headphone jack achieves IPX 5/8 grade drip-proof · IP 5X grade dust-proof performance with no cap.


Of course, the Sony terminal also has a magnet terminal for the familiar cradle.


2.2 million pixel front camera.


Stereo speakers are mounted on the left and right bezel parts.


◆I compared the size and weight with other tablet terminals
As the 10.1-inch tablet, the world's lightest Xperia Z2 Tablet actually measured 425 grams.


The actual iPad Air is 465 grams.I was surprised at lightness when I first got iPad AirIt should not be felt as "heavy" if compared with Xperia Z2 Tablet. This 40 grams is an endlessly big difference that you can experience.


595 grams of Nexus 10 ...... It does not compare.


Xperia Z2 Tablet (left) is 0.64 cm thin. It is slightly thinner than iPad Air (right). However, this is a difference that you can understand with a single hand if you have it by hand.


It overlaps the iPad Air and the Xperia Z2 Tablet and it looks like this. The vertical size is nearly the same, and you can see that the Xperia Z2 Tablet is slightly larger at the side.


◆Power ON
When you first turn on the power of the Xperia Z2 Tablet, a fancy animation flows.

Opening animation of Xperia Z2 Tablet - YouTube


◆I compared the performance with other tablet terminals
Benchmark software "3D MarkI tried to examine the graphic performance etc. The results are as follows.

3DMark - The Gamer's Benchmark - Android application on Google Play


3DMark for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad currently on the iTunes App Store


The tablet devices compared are the Xperia Z2 Tablet, iPad Air, iPad mini (Retina display), Nexus 7 (2013 model), and Nexus 10 in order from left to right.


· Nexus 10: 8556 pt


· Nexus 7 (2013 model): 10652 pt


· IPad mini (Retina display): 14683 pt


· IPad Air: 15468 pts


· Xperia Z2 Tablet: 16270 pt


IPad Air is the graphics score, Xperia Z2 Tablet is the top score overall score.

◆I tried using
The first impression that I felt by touching Xperia Z2 Tablet for about an hour is as follows. It's only 1 hour, but what I have learned is a lot of ants.

·Ease of holding
With sideways it is like this. The impression is exhausted as "light!" Normally, it is rare that you hold a 10-inch tablet terminal sideways with one hand, but it's heavy. If it is Xperia Z2 Tablet, the weight is not bothersome at all and the sideways can be enough with one hand.


When it is vertical, it looks like this.


·Response & Usability
The response of Xperia Z2 Tablet can be checked with the following movie.

The response of "Xperia Z2 Tablet" looks something like this - YouTube


It has the latest SoC's Snapdragon 801 · 3 GB memory, and there is no dissatisfaction with specs, and it moves smoothly and comfortably as expected. However, I had the impression that the precision of the touch panel such as the accuracy of the character input is lower than the iPad Air.

·Display visibility
As a 10-inch class tablet, when you display the top page of GIGAZINE on Xperia Z2 Tablet, iPad Air, Nexus 10, it looks like this. When using any tablet in a vertical orientation, it is very easy to read the article because there is a lot of information and it is still possible to browse more comfortably than 7 inch tablet.


What you notice compared to the iPad Air is that the Xperia Z2 Tablet is more vibrant. The left is Xperia Z2 Tablet, the right is the iPad Air, although it is difficult to distinguish in the photo, but if it is the top page taste review article, you can see the difference clearly. Xperia Z2 Tablet is overwhelmingly feeling "It looks delicious".


Even after comparison with Nexus 10 (right), Xperia Z2 Tablet (left) is more vivid color. The "Xperia Z2 Tablet" if you see "GIGAZINE's taste review," Xperia Z2 Tablet has better coloring.


I feel that not only the color but also the degree of sharpness of the character is higher than the iPad Air (right) for Xperia Z2 Tablet (left).


Xperia Z2 Tablet · iPad Air · Nexus 7 (2013 model) · iPad mini (Retina display) · I compared the Nexus 10 in one stroke, but the comfort of web browsing is still big screen 10 inch class I realize that the tablet terminal exceeds the 7 inch class tablet terminal. Although I think that there are many people who dislike heavy being 7 inches, if there is Xperia Z2 Tablet, there should be many people who feel "even 10 inches is OK!"


The Xperia Z2 Tablet, which makes us feel like the "best 10-inch tablet device" in all respects, is Wi-Fi version on May 31, 2014 (Sat), the 16 GB model is 51 thousand yen (tax excluded) , 32GB model will be released for 55,500 yen (tax excluded).

Xperia (TM) Z2 Tablet | Xperia (TM) Tablet - Sony Store


In GIGAZINE, we will use the Xperia Z2 Tablet soaked for about a week and then we will do the second review so please look forward to it.