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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi OnlySony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is much better than Xperia Tablet S, with a 79.3 score against 58.9. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Xperia Tablet S works with Android 4.1.1 OS. The iPad Air 2 design is newer, much thinner and a lot lighter than Xperia Tablet S. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a way better looking display than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot better 2048 x 1536px resolution, a much greater pixel amount per inch of screen and a little bit bigger display.
IPad Air 2 counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Apple iPad Air 2 has just a little better performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a lower number of cores and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a 64-bits processor.
The iPad Air 2 shoots greater photos and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have a camera with an 8 mega-pixels. The iPad Air 2 has a really longer battery life than Xperia Tablet S.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Apple iPad Air 2 is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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