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

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

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced January 2010 August 2011
Status Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 Available - September 2011
Colors Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1-20.6 mm
(9.5 x 6.86 x 0.4-0.81 in)
Weight 730 g (25.75 oz) 625 g (22.05 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb), planned upgrade to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No SD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 9.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.22% 60.62%
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, 2560х1920 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video - Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera - Yes, 0.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No SD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity - -
Stand by - Up to 400 h
Talk Time - -