Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 63.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-08-29 | 2016-10-13 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 9.53 x 6.46 x 0.27 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 17.30 ounces |
| -- | Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad Z10 is slightly better than the Xperia Tablet S, having a general score of 63.6 against 58.9. Asus ZenPad Z10 is a much newer tablet, and it's also thinner and somewhat lighter than Xperia Tablet S. Both tablets in this comparison have Android OS, but the Asus ZenPad Z10 has newer 7.0 Nougat version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, providing you some nice extra features and performance enhancements.
Asus ZenPad Z10 has a little more vivid screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, a quite bigger display and a much higher screen density. Asus ZenPad Z10 counts with just a bit better performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Xperia Tablet S has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Asus ZenPad Z10, and although they both have a SD memory slot that supports up to 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has 64 GB internal storage. Asus ZenPad Z10 has a much better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Asus ZenPad Z10 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Xperia Tablet S. Both have a same resolution back camera.
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