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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497| Global Score | |
| 65 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-09-28 | 2014-09-03 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 8.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), with a 71.3 score against 65. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a newer device, and it's also notably thinner and incredibly lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T). Both devices in our current comparison include Android OS, but the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a newer 4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has Android 4.1, providing some additional features.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a faster graphics processor running at 450 megahertz, a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a better screen than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a much higher 1920 x 1200 resolution and a lot higher pixels number per inch of display.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a lot higher 8.1 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) counts with a way better battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 7000mAh battery capacity against 4500mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is also a bit cheaper.
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