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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 57.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Verizon |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2011-04-26 | 2016-11-10 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 795.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.8 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD is just a bit better than the Sony Tablet S, getting a 57.6 score against 57.5. Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD's construction is notably newer, noticeably thinner and noticeably lighter than the Sony Tablet S. Both of these tablets work with Android OS, but Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has newer 6.0 Marshmallow version while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0, so it provides you a couple nice extra features and increased performance.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a more vivid display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1200 x 1920 resolution and a lot greater display pixels density. The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a better performance than Sony Tablet S, because it has a larger number of cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a lot better camera than Sony Tablet S, because it has a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels. Sony Tablet S counts with a slightly better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has an external SD slot that allows up to 32 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage capacity.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a bit longer battery duration than Sony Tablet S, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD is also by far the cheapest.
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