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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The iPad 10.2 (2020) has a global score of 62.2, which is a bit better than Xperia Tablet S's overall score of 58.9. IPad 10.2 (2020) is a much newer tablet, and it is also lighter and notably thinner than Xperia Tablet S. IPad 10.2 (2020) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Xperia Tablet S counts with Android 4.1.1 OS.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a brighter screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a way higher 1620 x 2160 resolution, a much higher pixel density and a little bigger display. Sony Xperia Tablet S counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that admits up to 128 GB.
The Xperia Tablet S has a much greater hardware performance than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The Xperia Tablet S features a battery life that's just as good as the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) one.
IPad 10.2 (2020) features a lot better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have the same resolution back camera.
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