Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2012-08-29 | 2021-05-21 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 275.00 | $ 1098.99 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 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 |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 9.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is a lot better than Xperia Tablet S, with a 91.1 score against 58.9. Although the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is heavier than Xperia Tablet S, it's incredibly thinner and also a lot newer. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Xperia Tablet S counts with Android 4.1.1 operating system.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a way better looking display than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a really larger display, way more pixels per screen inch and a way higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a better hardware performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a much better battery performance than Xperia Tablet S.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) shoots a lot better videos and photos than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot higher 12 mega-pixels resolution.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is way more expensive than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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