Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet S vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced August 2012 Feb 2013 February 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 239.8 x 174.4 x 8.8 mm
(9.44 x 6.87 x 0.35 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
Weight 570 g (20.11 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 N/A
4G Network - LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 -
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.4 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 64.75% 64.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8.1 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps No
Edge No Up to 296 kbps No
3G No HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS (market dependant)
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
Up to 890 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)