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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Microsoft |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Windows |
| 2012-08-29 | -- |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 161 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 10.00 MP |
| 5.94 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Tablet S has a score of 58.9, which is a bit better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's 58.7 general score. Xperia Tablet S is a much thicker but a lot lighter device than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with Windows OS.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a slightly better display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot bigger screen, a way better screen pixel density and a much higher 1920 x 2880px resolution. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a little bit more storage capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Sony Xperia Tablet S features a much better processing power than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores and an additional graphics processor. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with just a bit better camera than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a camera in the back with a better resolution.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's battery performance is very similar to the Sony Xperia Tablet S one.
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