A week ago we met the new Nexus 7 and, still waiting to receive it in Spain, we can already compare the new tablet of Google with some of the most powerful equipment in the industry. The Tablet Xperia Z, is today one of the greatest exponents if we look within the devices of its range, a tablet also from this year, a product of one of the companies with the largest number of faithful.
The two teams present fundamental differences that are obvious, among them, their size is perhaps the most remarkable. But they also have many similarities that will put the balance in favor of one or the other depending on the small details, or consumer preferences.
Designer
It is noted that the two manufacturers, Asus and Sony, they have taken great care of this section in both devices. While last year's Nexus 7 looked somewhat like a toy, the new generation has polished its lines and has improved the texture of its rear. In addition, it has managed to reduce the size (width and length of the tablet) and the thickness, keeping the same inches.
However the Tablet Xperia Z it's hard to beat in this area. Not only is it an extremely fine and elegantIt also offers resistance to water and dust. The appearance of the Interface is also very careful and it is an extremely pleasant device to the touch.
Screen
Both tablets have excellent displays, which exceed the standard Full HD. The new Nexus 7 is 7 inches with 1920 × 1200 pixels, thus reaching a density of 323 dots per inch. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z It has exactly the same pixels but on a 10-inch screen, so its density is somewhat lower, something that is compensated, logically, if we consider that the visualization must be carried out from further away.
An interesting detail that the Sony tablet has is its film anti-fingerprint. In this way, it is achieved that the marks that remain on the screen when we operate with it are much lighter than in the case of other equipment.
Unlimited
In principle, the two tablets mount the same processor, a 4GHz 4-core Snapdragon S1,5 Pro. However, the case of the Nexus 7 is a bit peculiar since it is basically, as yesterday we commented, Snapdragon 600 lowered in frequency, which should give the device a performance plus compared to its competitor. Still, the benchmarks of the two teams are very even, both slightly below the 20.000 points.
Regarding memory RAM, both have the 2GB common today in the upper-middle range.
In the operating system section, it is to be expected that Android 4.3 (on the Nexus 7) deliver better performance, not just with the inclusion of the motor OpenGL ES 3.0 also for the advances in responsiveness and fluidity that this latest update has shown. The Xperia Tablet Z also has a layer of customization from Sony that something will weigh on the system, even if it gives it a powerful and attractive aesthetic.
Autonomy
Although we have not yet been able to test the new Nexus 7, Google estimates its autonomy at about 9 or 10 hours for the most consuming tasks, namely browsing and HD video playback. The battery capacity is 3.950 mAh.
The Xperia Tablet Z has a slightly lower battery than other 10-inch Android tablets. Still, the function bunting get an exceptional performance out of your 6.000 mAh. Ultimately, its duration is less than that of the Nexus 7 if we use it continuously but its low consumption at rest balances the duel.
Price and conclusions
The new Nexus 7, like its predecessor, is a high-end device at an almost low cost price. Will be sold for 229 Euros the model with 16 GB. The Xperia Tablet Z today costs about 450 Euros, that is to say, in the line of the 10-inch tablets of the big manufacturers.
Perhaps one of the most important differentiating keys is the use we intend to make of the equipment. If we want to use mainly applications, the portrait mode of the Nexus gives us some advantage since most of the Apps that are in the Play Store are designed for phones. If we seek watch movies and consume multimedia content, bigger screen Sony's tablet is perhaps more advantageous.
On the other hand, both devices are exceptional if we want them to play. The Nexus 7 offers the manageability of a laptop, while the Tablet Xperia Z is the tablet from the manufacturer of the PlayStation And that has its advantages, like the native support for DualShock 3.