Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2012-08-29 |
| -- | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.4 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 161 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is much better than Xperia Tablet S, having a 69.6 score against 58.9. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a much newer portable tablet, and it's also way lighter and way thinner than Xperia Tablet S. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Xperia Tablet S works with Android 4.1.1 operating system.
The Xperia Tablet S has a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller display. Sony Xperia Tablet S has a much greater processing power than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 7 GB less RAM and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a back camera with way more MP. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much longer battery life than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
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