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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBGoogle Nexus 7 (2013)
Europe 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2013-07-24 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 10.55 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 225.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.64 |
| 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 + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3950mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) is much better than the Xperia Tablet S, getting a 70.8 score against 58.9. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but the Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a more recent 5.0 version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version. Google Nexus 7 (2013) is a newer device, and it's also incredibly lighter and much thinner than Xperia Tablet S.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a much better looking screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a much higher display density. Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a little bit better performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a worse GPU, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Google Nexus 7 (2013) also counts with 1 GB more RAM.
The Xperia Tablet S features a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 128 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. Google Nexus 7 (2013) captures much better videos and photos than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a much longer battery performance than Xperia Tablet S.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) not only is the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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