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Google Nexus 7
32 GBSony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 59.3 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2012-06-27 | 2012-08-29 |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 110.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 | |
| 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 0.55 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 7 has a general score of 59.3, which is a bit better than the Xperia Tablet S's score of 58.9. Both tablets in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Nexus 7 has the newer 5.1 version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, giving lots of additional features. Google Nexus 7 is a thinner and way lighter tablet than the Xperia Tablet S, even when both were released only 2 months apart.
The Google Nexus 7 features a much better screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a lot smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 800 x 1280px, the Google Nexus 7 also counts with more pixels per inch of display. Xperia Tablet S has a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 7, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 128 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xperia Tablet S features a processor that is just as good as the processor in Google Nexus 7, they have a 1 GB RAM, a 416 MHz graphics processor and a Quad-Core processor. The Google Nexus 7 has a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Tablet S. The Xperia Tablet S takes much better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 7.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Google Nexus 7 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it a great choice.
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