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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 (2020) has a global score of 71.7, which is much better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S's global score of 58.9. IPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Sony Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 OS. The iPad Air (2020) is a noticeably newer tablet, and it is also noticeably lighter and noticeably thinner than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Apple iPad Air (2020) has a much better performing processing unit than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a higher number of cores. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a more vivid display than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a larger screen, a lot higher 1640 x 2360 resolution and a way greater pixels number per display inch.
Xperia Tablet S has a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Xperia Tablet S also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 128 GB. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a way better camera than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a camera with a way better resolution.
Xperia Tablet S and iPad Air (2020) both count with very similar batteries.
IPad Air (2020) is way more expensive than the Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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