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Apple iPad Air
128 GBSony Tablet S
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2011-04-26 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 273.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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
Apple iPad Air has a global score of 77.9, which is way better than Sony Tablet S's overall score of 57.5. Apple iPad Air works with iOS 8.x OS, and Sony Tablet S counts with Android 4.0 OS. The Apple iPad Air body is newer, extremely thinner and much lighter than Sony Tablet S. IPad Air features a much more powerful processor than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory and a Dual-Core processor, the iPad Air also has a graphics processor and a 64-bit processor.
The iPad Air features a lot better screen than Sony Tablet S, because it has a way greater display pixel density, a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a little bigger display. The Apple iPad Air takes much better pictures and videos than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the Apple iPad Air also has a much higher (Full HD) video quality.
The iPad Air has much more memory for applications and games than Sony Tablet S, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Air features a superior battery life than Sony Tablet S, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, Apple iPad Air is also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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