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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBApple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-08-29 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 275.00 | $ 740.00 |
| 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 | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| 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 4 has a global score of 70.8, which is way better than the Xperia Tablet S's score of 58.9. IPad 4 is a heavier but a lot thinner tablet than Xperia Tablet S. The iPad 4 has iOS 7.x operating system, and Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 operating system. IPad 4 has a way better looking screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a much better pixels amount per display inch, a much higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a little bigger screen.
The Apple iPad 4's processing unit is very similar to the Sony Xperia Tablet S one, and although the Apple iPad 4 has a slower graphics processor running at 400 MHz and a lower number of cores , they both have the same RAM amount. The Apple iPad 4 shoots way better photographs and videos than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a camera with lot less mega pixels resolution.
The iPad 4 counts with a slightly better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The iPad 4's battery duration is very similar to Sony Xperia Tablet S's battery life.
The iPad 4 is way more expensive than Sony Xperia Tablet S, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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