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| Global Score | |
| 60.9 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| -- | 2012-08-29 |
| -- | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 261 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) is slightly better than the Xperia Tablet S, having a general score of 60.9 against 58.9. IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen)'s design is a lot thinner and noticeably lighter than Xperia Tablet S. IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS, while Xperia Tablet S works with Android 4.1.1 OS.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features a bit more vivid screen than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a larger screen, a way better pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px. The Xperia Tablet S features a much bigger storage for games and applications than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Xperia Tablet S also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB.
Xperia Tablet S counts with a much powerful processor than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 lesser processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a graphics processor. IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) and Xperia Tablet S count with incredibly similar batteries duration.
The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has a very superior camera than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot more mega pixels camera.
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