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

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

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced January 2010 August 2012
Status Available - March 2010. Discontinued - March 2011 Available - October 2012
Colors Silver Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm
(9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)
239.8 x 174.4 x 8.8 mm
(9.44 x 6.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 730 g (25.75 oz) 585 g (20.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No SD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, 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% 60.94%
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 - 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video - Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera - Yes, 1 MP, 720p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No SD, 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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 12 h (multimedia)