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Apple iPad 4
Wi-Fi Only 32 GBSony Xperia Tablet S
16 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 66.7 | 56.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 0000-00-00 | 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 | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 330.00 |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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 4 has a global score of 66.7, which is better than Xperia Tablet S's overall score of 56.1. The Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x OS, and Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 OS. The Apple iPad 4 body is somewhat heavier but a lot thinner than the Xperia Tablet S. IPad 4 has a much sharper screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a much higher pixel density, a way higher 1536 x 2048px resolution and a little bit bigger screen.
The Xperia Tablet S and Apple iPad 4 both have really similar CPUs, and although the Xperia Tablet S has a larger number of cores (although they are slower) and a better GPU running at 416 megahertz, they both have the same RAM memory amount. IPad 4 features a much better camera than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution.
Sony Xperia Tablet S counts with a bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad 4, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Xperia Tablet S's battery performance is just as good as the Apple iPad 4 one.
Apple iPad 4 and the Xperia Tablet S cost the same.
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