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Sony Tablet S
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Sony |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 2015-11-06 | 2011-04-26 |
| 8.58 x 5.00 x 0.34 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 12.35 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4420mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Acer Predator 8 has an overall score of 57.7, which is a bit better than Sony Tablet S's overall score of 57.5. Acer Predator 8 is a newer tablet, and it's also notably lighter and somewhat thinner than the Sony Tablet S. Both devices in this review use Android operating system, but Acer Predator 8 has 5.1 Lollipop version and Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0 version, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and better performance.
The Acer Predator 8 has a bit sharper display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920px. Acer Predator 8 has a better CPU than Sony Tablet S, because it has a larger number of cores and 1 GB more RAM.
Acer Predator 8 counts with a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Acer Predator 8 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 128 GB. The Sony Tablet S has just a little better battery lifetime than Acer Predator 8, because it has a 13 percent larger battery capacity.
Sony Tablet S shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Acer Predator 8. Both have a back camera with a 5 MP resolution.
The Acer Predator 8 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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