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Sony Tablet S
16 GBAsus MeMO Pad 8
16 GBME581CL
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| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 60.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-04-26 | 2014-06-02 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 8.39 x 4.84 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 10.55 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 385.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Quad-Core 2300 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | IMG PowerVR Series 6 - G6430 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 2.8 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus MeMO Pad 8 has a general score of 60.1, which is a little bit better than Sony Tablet S's 56.3 global score. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but Asus MeMO Pad 8 has a more recent 4.4 version while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0, giving you some nice extra features and performance improvements. The Asus MeMO Pad 8 construction is a lot newer, a lot lighter and much thinner than Sony Tablet S.
Asus MeMO Pad 8 has a more vivid screen than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per display inch and a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1200. The Asus MeMO Pad 8 has a little bit more memory to store more games and applications than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Asus MeMO Pad 8 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 64 GB.
Asus MeMO Pad 8 counts with a better CPU than Sony Tablet S, because it has more RAM and a larger number of faster cores. The Sony Tablet S features a way better battery duration than Asus MeMO Pad 8. Sony Tablet S takes better videos and photos than Asus MeMO Pad 8. Both of them have the same video frame rates, a same resolution back camera and the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Asus MeMO Pad 8 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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