Sony Xperia Tablet S vs Apple iPad 3 16 GB
| Type | A tablet | A tablet |
| Dimensions | 174.00 x 241.00 x 11.85 mm | 241.20 x 185.70 x 9.40 mm |
| Weight | 570.00 g | 662.00 g |
| Display size | 9.40" | 9.70" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1280 x 800 px (9.40") 161 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 2048 x 1536 px (9.70") 264 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 600 h. (25.0 days) |  |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 6000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 11560 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM memory | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC | |
| Operating system | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich | iOS 5.1 |
| Processor | Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 | Apple A5X |
| Processor clock | 1400 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| GPU | ULP GeForce @520 MHz | PowerVR SGX543 MP4 @250 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 3Q 2012 | 1Q 2012 |
| Other names | - | The New iPad |
| GSM frequencies | | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | 850 1900 |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | |
| Additional | - | - |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 1.3 Mpx | 0.3 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1280x1024 px | 640x480 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Additional | - | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSUPA | | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v3.0 | v4.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | | |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ | |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |