Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2016-04-01 | 2012-08-29 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| $ 150.00 | $ 275.00 |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 8 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 |
| 6.06 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.71 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is a little bit better than the Xperia Tablet S, with a score of 60.4 against 58.9. These tablets have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has 5.1 Lollipop version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1, so it provides lots of additional features. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is a noticeably newer device, and it is also incredibly thinner and noticeably lighter than the Xperia Tablet S.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) and Xperia Tablet S feature incredibly similar screens, because although the Xperia Tablet S has a much lower pixel quantity per inch of display, and they both have an equal resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, it also counts with a really bigger display. The Sony Xperia Tablet S features a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 56 GB more internal storage.
Xperia Tablet S counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 4 processing cores, the Xperia Tablet S also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Galaxy Tab A (2016) captures better photographs and videos than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a camera with way less mega-pixels.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a superior battery lifetime than Xperia Tablet S.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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