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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 779.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is much better than the Xperia Tablet S's general score of 58.9. The iPad Air (2019) design is much newer, much lighter and extremely thinner than the Xperia Tablet S. The iPad Air (2019) has a more vivid display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has much more pixels per inch in the display, a much better resolution of 1668 x 2224 and a bit larger screen.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. IPad Air (2019) counts with a very superior processor than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory, 4 more CPU cores and a 64-bit processor.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) shoots way better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S. They have a back camera with an 8 mega-pixels. The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a way better battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
IPad Air (2019) costs a lot more money than Sony Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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