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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2018-11-07 | 2012-08-29 |
| 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 22.26 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 999.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 7-core GPU GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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 | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is way better than the Xperia Tablet S, having a overall score of 81.1 against 58.9. Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a bit heavier than the Xperia Tablet S, it's extremely thinner and also a lot newer. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a more vivid display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot larger screen, a lot higher display density and a much better 2048 x 2732 resolution.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a faster processing unit than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a greater camera than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a back camera with a much higher 12 mega-pixels resolution.
Sony Xperia Tablet S features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a superior battery duration than Xperia Tablet S.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is way more expensive than Sony Xperia Tablet S, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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