Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 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 |
| 21.76 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.4 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 161 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 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 | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 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
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 70.4, which is much better than Xperia Tablet S's global score of 58.9. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) design is notably newer and way thinner, but also a bit heavier than the Xperia Tablet S. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 OS.
The Xperia Tablet S features a way better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has just a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S counts with a much better performing CPU than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores and less RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes a lot better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels.
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