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Sony Xperia Tablet S
16 GBApple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 64 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-08-29 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 330.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is much better than Xperia Tablet S, with a 67.9 score against 56.1. The iPad mini works with iOS 8.x OS, and Xperia Tablet S counts with Android 4.1.1 OS. The iPad mini design is a lot lighter and way thinner than the Xperia Tablet S. IPad mini has a bit sharper screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a bit worse 768 x 1024 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixel quantity per inch in the display.
The Xperia Tablet S has a bit better performance than Apple iPad mini, because it has more RAM, a higher number of cores and a faster graphics processing unit running at 416 MHz. The Apple iPad mini counts with more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad mini counts with a way better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 5 mega pixels resolution. The Apple iPad mini features a much better battery duration than Xperia Tablet S.
The iPad mini not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also the cheapest, making it a very good choice.
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