Sony Xperia XA Dual vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)

Sony Xperia XA Dual

Apple iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)
Height

143.6 mm

240 mm
Width

66.8 mm

169.5 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

6.1 mm
Weight

137.4 g

444 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Colors

Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold, White

Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Space Gray

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.0 inches

9.7 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1536 x 2048 pixels
Pixel density

294 ppi

264 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant glass

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Multitouch

Yes, max 4 fingers

Yes
Display features

-

True-tone display

Main camera
Main camera

13 MP

12 MP, f/2.2 , 29 mm
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera features

1/3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

1.22 µm pixel size, 1/3" sensor size, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

-
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Magnetic connector

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging iMessage

-

iMessage
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, proximity

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro