Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 220.00 | $ 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 |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 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 | -- |
| 8.25 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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
Apple iPad 9.7-inch has an overall score of 65.4, which is better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S's score of 58.9. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch is a notably newer portable tablet, and it's also incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Apple iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x operating system, while Sony Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 operating system.
The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a bit more vivid display than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a bit bigger display, a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way better display pixel density. Apple iPad 9.7-inch features just a bit better performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM.
Sony Xperia Tablet S features a superior storage to install applications and games than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 128 GB. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a way better battery life than Sony Xperia Tablet S. IPad 9.7-inch counts with a very superior camera than Xperia Tablet S. They have a back facing camera with an 8 megapixels resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the iPad 9.7-inch is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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