Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet S vs Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G

Sony Xperia Tablet S
sony xperia tablet s
Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
apple ipad wi-fi + 3g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple
Announced August 2012 January 2010
Status Available - September 2012 Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011
Colors Black Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 239.8 x 174.4 x 8.8 mm
(9.44 x 6.87 x 0.35 in)
242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
Weight 570 g (20.11 oz) 730 g (25.75 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - -
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.4 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 63.22%
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] -
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps -
Front Camera Yes, 1 MP [Similar] -

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

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-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h -