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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBApple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 77.2 |
| 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 | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.92 |
| 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 mini 2 has a score of 77.2, which is way better than Sony Xperia Tablet S's general score of 58.9. The iPad mini 2 is a newer portable tablet, and it is also extremely lighter and way thinner than Sony Xperia Tablet S. The iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Sony Xperia Tablet S works with Android 4.1.1 OS.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a much sharper display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a much greater pixel number per inch in the display. IPad mini 2 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has 2 lesser 1300 megahertz cpu cores, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a much better GPU running at 600 megahertz.
Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a little bit better storage capacity to install games and applications than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. Apple iPad mini 2 captures way better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S, although it has a way lower resolution back facing camera.
The iPad mini 2 features a very superior battery lifetime than Xperia Tablet S.
The Apple iPad mini 2 is a lot more expensive than Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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