Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Sony Xperia Tablet S

Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad 4 wi-fi + cellular
Sony Xperia Tablet S
sony xperia tablet s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced October 2012 August 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
239.8 x 174.4 x 8.8 mm
(9.44 x 6.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 662 g (23.35 oz) 570 g (20.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460 N/A
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459 -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 9.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 60.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh) 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 12 h