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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0
3G OnlySM-T331
Sony Tablet S
32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 66.2 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 2014-04-01 | 2011-04-26 |
| 8.27 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 11.11 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 122.00 | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has an overall score of 66.2, which is much better than the Sony Tablet S's general score of 57.5. The Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 design is noticeably newer, incredibly thinner and incredibly lighter than Sony Tablet S. These tablets have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has a newer 4.4.2 version while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0 version, counting with a lot of extra features and performance improvements.
Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has a brighter display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 also counts with a quite greater screen pixels density. The Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 features a little faster processor than Sony Tablet S, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster), an additional graphics processing unit and a larger amount of RAM.
Sony Tablet S counts with a better memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds 32 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory capacity. The Sony Tablet S features just a little better battery life than Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Sony Tablet S captures a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Sony Tablet S also has a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 is also by far the cheapest, which makes it a great choice.
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