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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&TSony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2012-03-07 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| $ 300.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.81 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 3 is way better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, with a global score of 71.1 against 58.9. Apple iPad 3 works with iOS 6.1 operating system, while Sony Xperia Tablet S works with Android 4.1.1 operating system. The Apple iPad 3 construction is heavier but notably thinner than Sony Xperia Tablet S, and both were released only 6 months apart.
Xperia Tablet S counts with a little better hardware performance than iPad 3, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Xperia Tablet S also has an extra graphics processing unit and more processing cores. The Apple iPad 3 features a more vivid display than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a way better display pixel density, a little bigger display and a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
The iPad 3 takes much better photographs and videos than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back facing camera with much less MP. The Xperia Tablet S has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia Tablet S also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 128 GB.
The Apple iPad 3 has a very superior battery life than Xperia Tablet S.
The Apple iPad 3 is a little more expensive than Sony Xperia Tablet S, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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