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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2012-08-29 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 679.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.46 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (2019) is a lot better than the Xperia Tablet S, getting a score of 85.9 against 58.9. The Apple iPad mini (2019) is a much newer tablet, and it's also incredibly lighter and noticeably thinner than Xperia Tablet S. Apple iPad mini (2019) works with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Xperia Tablet S counts with Android 4.1.1 OS.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with an incredibly better looking display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a much higher pixels density. The iPad mini (2019) features a lot better processing power than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM, a higher number of cores and a 64 bits processor.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. IPad mini (2019) features a much better camera than Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have a 8 megapixels resolution back camera.
The iPad mini (2019) has a superior battery performance than Xperia Tablet S.
The iPad mini (2019) is a lot more expensive than Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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