Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 2016-04-01 | 2011-04-26 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 150.00 | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.19 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.06 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is just a bit better than the Sony Tablet S, having a global score of 60.4 against 57.5. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s body is much newer, thinner and a lot lighter than the Sony Tablet S. Both devices we are comparing here use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has the newer 5.1 Lollipop version while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0 version, so it provides you some additional features and performance optimizations.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a bit superior processing unit than Sony Tablet S, because it has 512 MB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a little sharper screen than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a really smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 1280, the Galaxy Tab A (2016) also counts with a better display density.
The Sony Tablet S counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 32 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage capacity. The Sony Tablet S's camera is just as good as the camera in Galaxy Tab A (2016), both of them have a 5 MP back facing camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (HD) video definition.
Sony Tablet S has longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, Galaxy Tab A (2016) is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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