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Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
Sony Tablet S
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2011-04-26 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 162 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini has a global score of 68.1, which is much better than the Sony Tablet S's 57.5 general score. The iPad mini counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Sony Tablet S works with Android 4.0 operating system. The iPad mini design is notably thinner and way lighter than the Sony Tablet S. Apple iPad mini counts with a slightly better looking display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 768 x 1024px and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
IPad mini counts with a bit better processor than Sony Tablet S, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad mini also counts with a GPU. The iPad mini takes much clearer videos and photos than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 5 mega-pixels resolution, the iPad mini also has a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
The iPad mini features a bit more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Tablet S, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Sony Tablet S features just a little bit longer battery life than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4440mAh.
Apple iPad mini is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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