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Sony Tablet S
16 GBApple iPad 4
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2011-04-26 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 385.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 2.8 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 4 has a general score of 66.9, which is much better than the Sony Tablet S's 56.3 overall score. The iPad 4 is a a little bit heavier but a bit thinner tablet than the Sony Tablet S. The iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS, and Sony Tablet S works with Android 4.0 OS. The iPad 4 features a superior processing power than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have the same number of cores and 1 GB of RAM, the iPad 4 also has a graphics co-processor.
The iPad 4 counts with an incredibly better display than Sony Tablet S, because it has a quite bigger screen, a lot greater pixel amount per display inch and a way better 1536 x 2048px resolution. The Apple iPad 4 features a better camera than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have a 5 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, the Apple iPad 4 also has a way higher (Full HD) video quality.
IPad 4 counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Sony Tablet S, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage. Sony Tablet S counts with a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad 4.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Apple iPad 4 is also the cheapest one, making it easy to pick between these tablets.
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