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Google Nexus 10
32 GBSony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2012-10-29 | 2012-08-29 |
| 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 21.27 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 179.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| True RGB Real Stripe PLS | TFT |
| 299 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T604 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.04 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 500 hours standby time | -- |
| 9.6 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 10 has a general score of 68.1, which is better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S's 58.9 overall score. Both tablets in this comparison work with Android operating system, but the Google Nexus 10 has a newer 5.1 version while Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version. Google Nexus 10's construction is much thinner but a bit heavier than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, and both were released with only 2 months difference.
The Google Nexus 10 features a way better screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a much higher screen pixels density, a lot better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a little larger screen. The Xperia Tablet S counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 10, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S has a bit superior processing unit than Google Nexus 10, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 2 more cores and an extra GPU. The Google Nexus 10 features a better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S, although it has a much worse 5 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Google Nexus 10 counts with a way better battery life than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
In addition to being the best tablet in our comparison, Google Nexus 10 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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