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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2011-04-26 | 2024-05-07 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 795.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 161 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 7.65 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.71 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 2.8 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is much better than the Sony Tablet S, getting a general score of 71.3 against 57.5. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0 OS. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a noticeably newer and incredibly thinner tablet than Sony Tablet S, but it's also a bit heavier.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a little more vivid display than Sony Tablet S, because it has a much better resolution of 2048 x 2732px, a lot larger display and a way greater pixels amount per screen inch. Sony Tablet S counts with a much better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has 7 GB lesser RAM memory and 6 less cores.
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a way bigger storage for games and applications than Sony Tablet S, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Sony Tablet S has a much longer battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Sony Tablet S, because it has a back facing camera with a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution.
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