Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2012-08-29 |
| -- | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.4 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 161 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is better than the Xperia Tablet S, getting a 69.6 score against 58.9. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Xperia Tablet S counts with Android 4.1.1 operating system. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a way newer portable tablet, and it is also noticeably thinner and lighter than the Xperia Tablet S.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S has a much faster CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The Sony Xperia Tablet S features a lot better display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a back camera with a way higher 12 MP resolution. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior battery life than Xperia Tablet S.
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