{"id":4317,"date":"2015-03-18T23:34:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T12:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=4317"},"modified":"2015-03-18T23:34:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T12:34:51","slug":"xperia-z4-set-to-take-on-ipad-air-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/xperia-z4-set-to-take-on-ipad-air-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Xperia Z4 set to take on iPad Air 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image001-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"image001\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image001-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image001-150x128.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image001-64x55.jpg 64w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/image001.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/ipad-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\">rumours suggest<\/a> that Apple is set to make a 12 inch version of its iPad, other hardware manufacturers are moving in on the market dominated by the current<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/au\/ipad-air-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> iPad Air 2.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sony\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonymobile.com\/global-en\/products\/tablets\/xperia-z4-tablet\/specifications\/\" target=\"_blank\">Xperia Z4<\/a> android tablet is set to be a real contender with Sony announcing that the device will be the slimmest and lightest 10 inch tablet on the market.<\/p>\n<p>While it is in fact neck and neck with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/au\/ipad\/compare\/\" target=\"_blank\">iPad Air 2<\/a> at 6.1mm, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonymobile.com\/global-en\/products\/tablets\/xperia-z4-tablet\/specifications\/\" target=\"_blank\">Xperia Z4<\/a> will weigh in at just over 40 grams lighter than apple\u2019s device.<\/p>\n<p>The Z4 also carries IP68 waterproof and dust-tight ratings which the iPad Air lacks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4319\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/xperia-z4-tablet-just-rinse-it-off-54b94f85562ce8f29350ee6559bad20e-940.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4319 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/xperia-z4-tablet-just-rinse-it-off-54b94f85562ce8f29350ee6559bad20e-940.jpg\" alt=\"xperia-z4-tablet-just-rinse-it-off-54b94f85562ce8f29350ee6559bad20e-940\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/xperia-z4-tablet-just-rinse-it-off-54b94f85562ce8f29350ee6559bad20e-940.jpg 940w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/xperia-z4-tablet-just-rinse-it-off-54b94f85562ce8f29350ee6559bad20e-940-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/xperia-z4-tablet-just-rinse-it-off-54b94f85562ce8f29350ee6559bad20e-940-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/xperia-z4-tablet-just-rinse-it-off-54b94f85562ce8f29350ee6559bad20e-940-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/xperia-z4-tablet-just-rinse-it-off-54b94f85562ce8f29350ee6559bad20e-940-98x55.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Xperia Z4 &#8211; Just rinse it off!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As rumours suggest that Apple is set to make a 12 inch version of its iPad, other hardware manufacturers are moving in on the market dominated by the current iPad Air 2. 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