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Toshiba Excite 13
64 GBSony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Sony |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2012-04-11 | 2012-08-29 |
| 13.50 x 8.50 x 0.40 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 35.20 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13.3 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1600 x 900 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 138 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC external memory slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 168 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Tablet S has a global score of 58.9, which is a little bit better than the Toshiba Excite 13's 55.4 general score. Sony Xperia Tablet S's construction is somewhat thicker but lighter than Toshiba Excite 13, and they were released only a few months apart. These tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia Tablet S has the newer 4.1.1 version while Toshiba Excite 13 has Android 4.0.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S features a bit faster processor than Toshiba Excite 13, and although they both have 4 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has a graphics co-processor. Toshiba Excite 13 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a much larger screen and a higher resolution of 900 x 1600 pixels.
Toshiba Excite 13 counts with a bit better camera than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back camera with a much lower resolution. Sony Xperia Tablet S has a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Toshiba Excite 13. Both have the same internal memory. Sony Xperia Tablet S has a battery duration that's just as good as the Toshiba Excite 13 one.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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