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Apple iPad mini
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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-08-29 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 281.00 | $ 275.00 |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is much better than the Xperia Tablet S, getting a 68.1 score against 58.9. IPad mini is a much lighter and thinner device than the Xperia Tablet S. IPad mini has iOS 8.x operating system, and Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 operating system. The Xperia Tablet S counts with a bit superior CPU than iPad mini, because it has more RAM memory, a larger number of cores and a faster graphics processing unit.
IPad mini counts with a bit sharper screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little worse 768 x 1024 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Apple iPad mini shoots greater photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back facing camera with much less mega pixels resolution.
Sony Xperia Tablet S features a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB. IPad mini has a much better battery duration than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
The Apple iPad mini costs a little more than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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