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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-09-03 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is much better than the Xperia Tablet S, getting a global score of 71.3 against 58.9. Both devices in this comparison include Android OS, but the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has newer 4.4 version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a a lot newer tablet, and it is also noticeably lighter and noticeably thinner than the Xperia Tablet S.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much more vibrant screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher amount of pixels per screen inch and a much higher 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a greater processing power than Sony Xperia Tablet S, and although they both have 4 processing cores, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has more RAM and a much better graphics co-processor.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a much better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a back-facing camera with a higher resolution.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a much better battery duration than Xperia Tablet S.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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