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Samsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.7 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Windows RT | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2012-08-29 |
| 10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 20.11 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| $ 650.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 155 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.12 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Ativ Tab is better than Xperia Tablet S, with a global score of 66.7 against 58.9. The Samsung Ativ Tab is a a little lighter and extremely thinner tablet device than the Xperia Tablet S, although both of them were only released 0 months apart. The Samsung Ativ Tab counts with Windows RT OS, while Xperia Tablet S comes with Android 4.1.1 OS.
The Xperia Tablet S has a slightly better display than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 800 x 1280px and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels per screen inch. Xperia Tablet S counts with a CPU that is just as good as the processing unit in Samsung Ativ Tab, because although the Xperia Tablet S has less RAM, it also counts with a much better graphics processor working at 416 MHz and 2 more cores.
The Samsung Ativ Tab counts with a little bit better camera than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a lot less mega pixels camera. The Sony Xperia Tablet S features a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Ativ Tab, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has an external memory slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Samsung Ativ Tab counts with a way better battery duration than Xperia Tablet S.
Although Samsung Ativ Tab is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Xperia Tablet S, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Xperia Tablet S. If you want to save some dollars, you can get the Xperia Tablet S, and give up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your money.
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