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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2012-08-29 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Mocha | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 270 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is way better than Sony Xperia Tablet S, with a general score of 74.6 against 58.9. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s design is noticeably newer, much thinner and a lot lighter than the Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a little bit better performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a bit sharper screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a way better display density.
Sony Xperia Tablet S counts with a little bit more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports 384 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much longer battery life than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) captures a lot better pictures and videos than Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have a back-facing camera with an 8 MP resolution.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also cheaper than the Xperia Tablet S.
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