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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBApple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 77.7 |
| 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 |
| $ 275.00 | $ 280.00 |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.5 |
| 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 Apple iPad Air is way better than Xperia Tablet S, getting a overall score of 77.7 against 58.9. The Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, and Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 OS. Apple iPad Air is a newer device, and it is also lighter and extremely thinner than the Xperia Tablet S. IPad Air features a little faster processing unit than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the iPad Air also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a better graphics co-processor working at 600 MHz.
Apple iPad Air features a much better display than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot higher amount of pixels per display inch, a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a bit larger display. Apple iPad Air counts with a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad Air counts with a much better battery lifetime than Xperia Tablet S. IPad Air takes much clearer photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back camera with lot less mega pixels.
The iPad Air costs a bit more than the Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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