Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-08-29 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | -- |
| 20.64 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 69.6, which is much better than Xperia Tablet S's general score of 58.9. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 OS. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is extremely newer, thinner and notably lighter than the Xperia Tablet S.
Xperia Tablet S has a very superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 7 GB less RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processor. The Sony Xperia Tablet S features a much better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures a lot better photographs and videos than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a way more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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