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

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

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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 6
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
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 TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.4 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) [Similar] 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 65.01%
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] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage
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 Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 6000 mAh 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh)
Stand by - Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 9 h