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| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2012-08-29 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | TFT |
| 224 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is better than the Xperia Tablet S, with a global score of 70.2 against 58.9. These devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s design is extremely newer, lighter and a lot thinner than Xperia Tablet S.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a little better performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a bit more vivid display than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, a quite bigger display and a better pixel quantity in each inch of display.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) shoots greater pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S. They have the same resolution back facing camera. The Sony Xperia Tablet S features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better battery duration than Xperia Tablet S.
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