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Apple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
Sony Tablet S
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2011-04-26 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 740.00 | $ 795.00 |
| 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 |
| 8.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 4 has a general score of 70.8, which is much better than Sony Tablet S's 57.5 score. The Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x OS, while Sony Tablet S comes with Android 4.0 OS. The Apple iPad 4 body is a little bit heavier but a little bit thinner than Sony Tablet S. Apple iPad 4 has a much better screen than Sony Tablet S, because it has a bit larger display, a way better count of pixels per screen inch and a lot better 1536 x 2048px resolution.
Apple iPad 4 has a more powerful processing unit than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have 2 cores and a 1 GB RAM, the Apple iPad 4 also has an additional graphics co-processor. The iPad 4 counts with a much better camera than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have a 5 megapixels camera, the iPad 4 also has a lot higher 1920x1080 video quality.
Apple iPad 4 counts with a superior storage to store more games and applications than Sony Tablet S, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Sony Tablet S has a very superior battery performance than iPad 4.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad 4 is also cheap compared to the Sony Tablet S.
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