Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 57.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Verizon |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-08-29 | 2016-11-10 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 275.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Tablet S has an overall score of 58.9, which is a bit better than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD's overall score of 57.6. Both of these tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia Tablet S has an older 4.1.1 version and Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Xperia Tablet S is a incredibly older, extremely thicker and extremely heavier tablet than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD.
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with a little bit better processing power than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with a slightly better display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better display pixel density and a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920px.
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a way better camera than Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have a same resolution back camera. The Xperia Tablet S has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has 48 GB more internal memory.
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a superior battery performance than Xperia Tablet S.
Xperia Tablet S costs a little more money than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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