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Apple iPad 3 vs Sony Xperia Tablet S

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Apple iPad 3

Also known as Apple iPad 2 Plus, Apple iPad HD, Apple The new iPad PA Rating - 9
User Rating - 8

Posted: 07 Mar 2012
Market Status: Released

Sony Xperia Tablet S

PA Rating - 7.5

Posted: 29 Aug 2012
Market Status: Released

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Design
Device type	Tablet	Tablet
OS	iOS (6.1, 6, 5.1)	Android (4.1.1, 4.0.3)
Form factor	Candybar	Candybar
Dimensions	9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches (241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm)	9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches (239.8 x 174.4 x 11.85 mm)
Weight	23.00 oz (652 g) the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)	20.64 oz (585 g) the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)
Side Keys	Right: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Rugged		Water proof (Splash)
Colors	Black, White

Display
Physical size	9.7 inches	9.4 inches
Resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	1280 x 800 pixels
Pixel density Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.	264 ppi	161 ppi
Technology Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.	IPS LCD	TFT
Colors	16 777 216
Touchscreen	Capacitive, Multi-touch	Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features	Light sensor	Light sensor

Battery
Capacity	11560 mAh
Type	Li - Polymer
Not user replaceable	Yes	Yes

Hardware
System chip System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.	Apple A5X	NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L
Processor Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.	Dual core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9	Quad core, 1300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
Graphics processor	Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4	ULP GeForce @ 416MHz
System memory System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.	1024 MB RAM / LPDDR2	1024 MB RAM (1333 MHz) / LPDDR3
Built-in storage	32 GB	16 GB
Storage expansion		SD, SDHC, SDXC up to 128 GB

Camera
Camera	5 megapixels	8 megapixels
Aperture size Aperture size - The aperture of a camera is the opening through which light travels before it reaches the camera sensor. The smaller the number is, the bigger this opening is, allowing for more light to pass.	F2.4
Focal length (35mm equivalent)	35mm
Features	Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Face detection, Geo tagging	Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Geo tagging
Camcorder	1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)	Yes
Features	Digital image stabilization	Video calling
Front-facing camera	0.3 megapixels VGA	Other (1296 x 808 pixels)

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Multimedia
Music player
Filter by	Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists	Album, Artist, Playlists
Features	Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital	Album art cover, Background playback
Supported formats	MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless)	MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, OGG, MIDI
Video playback
Supported formats	MPEG4, H.264, Motion JPG, MOV	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Stereo speakers
Streaming	Audio, Video	Audio, Video
YouTube player	Yes	Yes

Internet browsing
Browser	supports: supports: HTML, HTML5	supports: supports: HTML, HTML5
Built-in online services support	Facebook, YouTube (upload), Flickr, Twitter	YouTube (upload), Picasa

Technology
Positioning Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.	GPS, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS
Navigation	Yes	Yes

Phone features
Phonebook	Unlimited entries	Unlimited entries
Organizer	Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF, Other, .jpg, .tiff, .htm, .html, .key, .numbers, .pages, .txt, .vcf), Calculator	Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
Messaging		SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
E-mail	IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange	IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Instant Messaging	Yes	Google Talk

Connectivity
Bluetooth	4.0	3.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz	802.11 b, g, n
Mobile hotspot	Yes
USB	Yes	Yes
Connector	Proprietary
Features		Mass storage device, USB Host
Headphones connector	3.5mm	3.5mm
HDMI	Yes	Yes
Charging connector	Proprietary
Other	TV-Out, Computer sync, OTA sync	DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync, Infrared

Other features
Notifications	Silent mode, Speakerphone	Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other	Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced	07 Mar 2012	29 Aug 2012

Shopping information
Accessories	Dock Connector to USB Cable, 10W USB Power Adapter, Documentation
MSRP price
		$ 400

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- Announced: 14 May 2013
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8.7 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 18.3 hours of Talk Time, 432 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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Sony Xperia ZR
- Announced: 4 days ago
- OS: Android 4.1
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSPA (unspecified) UMTS EDGE GPRS
Nokia Lumia 928
- Announced: 10 May 2013
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8.7 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 16.2 hours of Talk Time, 606 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900), CDMA (800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS EV-DO Rev.A
Vertu Ti
- Posted: 09 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.0
- Hardware: Dual core, 1700 MHz, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 3.7 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 7.3 hours of Talk Time, 200 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s EDGE GPRS
Nokia Asha 501
- Announced: 09 May 2013
- Hardware: 64 MB RAM
- Display: 3.0 inches, 240 x 320 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 3.2 megapixels, 320x240 (QVGA) video
- Battery: 17 hours of Talk Time, 1152 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (900 1800)
- Data: EDGE GPRS
Samsung Galaxy Core
- Announced: 06 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.1
- Hardware: Dual core, 1200 MHz, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.3 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 5 megapixels, 720x480 (DVD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSPA (unspecified) HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3
- Announced: 29 Apr 2013
- OS: Android 4.1
- Hardware: Dual core, 1200 MHz, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 1024 x 600 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 3 megapixels
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS