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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBLG G Pad 8.3
VerizonV500
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 65.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | LG |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2013-09-01 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.54 x 4.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 275.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 273 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1700 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.60 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4600mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG G Pad 8.3 is much better than Sony Xperia Tablet S, with a score of 65.9 against 58.9. These tablets have Android OS, but the LG G Pad 8.3 has 4.4 version while Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, so it provides you a couple additional features. LG G Pad 8.3 is a newer tablet, and it is also a lot thinner and notably lighter than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
The LG G Pad 8.3 has just a little better processing power than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have 4 processing cores, the LG G Pad 8.3 also counts with a higher amount of RAM. The LG G Pad 8.3 features a much better display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1200 x 1920 resolution and a lot more pixels per screen inch.
The LG G Pad 8.3 counts with a much better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S, although it has a way less MP back facing camera. Xperia Tablet S features a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than LG G Pad 8.3, because it has a SD card slot that allows up to 128 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
LG G Pad 8.3 has a way better battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the LG G Pad 8.3 is also by far the cheapest.
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