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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch
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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
SGP521| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 69.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.4.4, 4.4 |
| 2013-06-03 | 2014-02-24 |
| 9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches |
| 18.06 ounces | 15.49 ounces |
| Brown and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 370.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset |
| Dual-Core 1600 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 40 hours talk time | 1240 hours standby time |
| 8.16 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z2 Tablet is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, having a 69.8 score against 64.7. These tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but Xperia Z2 Tablet has a more recent 4.4.4 version and Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has Android 4.2 version, so it offers a lot of extra features and increased performance. Xperia Z2 Tablet is a somewhat thinner and lighter portable tablet than the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, although both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a graphics processing unit, more RAM and a larger number of faster cores. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, and although they both have a same size screen, the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet also has a much better 1200 x 1920 resolution and a much greater pixel amount per inch of display.
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a back camera with a way better resolution and a much better video resolution. The Xperia Z2 Tablet has as much memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch one, both of them have the same 16 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 64 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has just a bit longer battery performance than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has 6800mAh of battery capacity against 6000mAh.
The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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