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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2012-08-29 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 275.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.46 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 5.94 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2020) is a lot better than the Xperia Tablet S, having a general score of 71.7 against 58.9. IPad Air (2020) is a way newer tablet, and it's also a lot thinner and way lighter than the Xperia Tablet S. The iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x operating system, while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 operating system.
The iPad Air (2020) has a much greater performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPad Air (2020) features a more vivid display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a larger screen, a way better resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels and much more pixels per inch in the screen.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a greater camera than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot more MP camera in the back. The Sony Xperia Tablet S features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB.
The iPad Air (2020) features a battery performance that's very similar to the battery lifetime in Xperia Tablet S.
The iPad Air (2020) is way more expensive than Sony Xperia Tablet S, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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