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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | -- |
| 2011-04-26 | 2016-03-31 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 795.00 | $ 300.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.8 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a global score of 80, which is much better than the Sony Tablet S's 57.5 overall score. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is a much newer tablet, and it is also extremely lighter and notably thinner than Sony Tablet S. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a more powerful processing unit than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have 2 CPU cores, the iPad Pro 9.7-inch also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a little sharper screen than Sony Tablet S, because it has a quite larger display, a way greater display density and a lot better 1536 x 2048px resolution. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch shoots much better photographs and videos than Sony Tablet S, because it has a much higher (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution.
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Tablet S, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a superior battery life than Sony Tablet S, because it has 7306mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Pro 9.7-inch is also by far the cheapest.
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