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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBApple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-08-29 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 273.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| 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 Air has an overall score of 77.9, which is much better than Xperia Tablet S's score of 58.9. The iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, while Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 operating system. IPad Air is a newer tablet, and it is also somewhat lighter and extremely thinner than the Xperia Tablet S.
Apple iPad Air features a little better processing power than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 1 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad Air also counts with a better graphics co-processor running at 600 MHz and a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPad Air counts with a lot better looking screen than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution, a little bit larger screen and a much higher pixel number per inch in the display.
The Apple iPad Air captures way better videos and photos than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a lot lower 5 megapixels resolution camera. The iPad Air counts with a bit bigger storage for games and applications than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad Air features a much better battery duration than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the iPad Air is also a bit cheaper.
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