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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBGoogle Nexus 10
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2012-10-29 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 21.27 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | True RGB Real Stripe PLS |
| 161 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T604 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 500 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 9.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 10 has a general score of 68.1, which is much better than the Xperia Tablet S's score of 58.9. Even though Google Nexus 10 and Xperia Tablet S were released with only 2 months difference, Google Nexus 10's body is a bit heavier but also extremely thinner than Xperia Tablet S. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but Google Nexus 10 has a newer 5.1 version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version.
The Xperia Tablet S counts with a bit better hardware performance than Google Nexus 10, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor and more processing cores (but slower). The Google Nexus 10 features a much more vibrant display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a bit larger display, a much better pixels quantity per inch of screen and a much higher 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Google Nexus 10 features a much better camera than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a camera in the back with lot less MP resolution. The Xperia Tablet S has a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 10, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 128 GB and 32 GB more internal memory.
The Google Nexus 10 features a much better battery performance than Xperia Tablet S.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Google Nexus 10 is also a lot cheaper.
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