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Sony Tablet S
32 GBApple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 70.8 |
| 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 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 795.00 | $ 740.00 |
| 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 10.1 |
| 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
The iPad 4 is a lot better than Sony Tablet S, with a 70.8 score against 57.5. The iPad 4 works with iOS 7.x OS, while Sony Tablet S works with Android 4.0 OS. IPad 4's design is a little bit heavier but just a bit thinner than the Sony Tablet S. The iPad 4 has a much more vibrant display than Sony Tablet S, because it has a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, a lot better pixels quantity per screen inch and a quite bigger display.
Apple iPad 4 features a better performance than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have 2 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPad 4 also has an extra graphics processing unit. Apple iPad 4 captures better pictures and videos than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the Apple iPad 4 also has a lot better 1920x1080 video definition.
The Apple iPad 4 has a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Tablet S, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Sony Tablet S has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad 4.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, iPad 4 is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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