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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 324 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 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 | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 mini (2019) is way better than the Xperia Tablet S, having a score of 85.9 against 58.9. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 operating system. The Apple iPad mini (2019) construction is extremely newer, a lot thinner and much lighter than Xperia Tablet S.
IPad mini (2019) features a way better performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM, a greater number of faster cores and a 64 bits processing unit. The iPad mini (2019) has an incredibly better screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution.
IPad mini (2019) features much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Apple iPad mini (2019) features a very superior battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Apple iPad mini (2019) shoots much better photographs and videos than Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have the same resolution camera in the back.
The iPad mini (2019) costs a lot more money than Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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