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Sony Xperia Tablet S
32 GBApple iPad mini
64 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 68.1 |
| 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 |
| $ 350.00 | $ 345.00 |
| 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 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, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| 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
The iPad mini has a global score of 68.1, which is much better than the Xperia Tablet S's 57.3 general score. The iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 operating system. IPad mini is a notably thinner and noticeably lighter tablet than the Xperia Tablet S.
Xperia Tablet S features just a bit better performance than iPad mini, because it has a larger number of cores, a faster 416 megahertz graphics co-processor and a higher amount of RAM. Apple iPad mini has a bit more vivid screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 768 x 1024px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher screen density.
The iPad mini shoots greater photos and videos than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a camera in the back with a lot lower resolution. Sony Xperia Tablet S counts with a slightly bigger memory to install games and applications than iPad mini, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 128 GB.
IPad mini features a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
IPad mini not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Xperia Tablet S, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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