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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBApple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | iOS 8.x |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 460.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 32.00mm 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 | |
| -- | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 is way better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, getting a overall score of 77.5 against 58.9. Apple iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 operating system. The Apple iPad mini 3 is a way newer tablet device, and it is also incredibly thinner and extremely lighter than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a little faster CPU than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has less CPU cores, and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a faster graphics co-processor working at 600 MHz. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a way better looking display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a much better pixels quantity per display inch.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a bit bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. The iPad mini 3 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back-facing camera with a much worse 5 mega-pixels resolution.
IPad mini 3 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Xperia Tablet S.
IPad mini 3 costs a lot more money than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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