Sony Xperia Tablet S vs Apple iPad Air 2
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Announced | |
| August 2012 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2012 | Available - October 2014 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black | Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
239.8 x 174.4 x 8.8 mm (9.44 x 6.87 x 0.35 in) |
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) |
| Weight | |
| 570 g (20.11 oz) | 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | iOS 8.1 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce [Similar] | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16/64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | No |
| Features | |
| Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection | Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1 MP [Similar] | 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 8600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 12 h | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |