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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 69.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4, 4.4 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2014-02-24 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 15.49 ounces |
| Mocha | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1240 hours standby time |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has an overall score of 74.6, which is a bit better than the Xperia Z2 Tablet's 69.8 general score. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Xperia Z2 Tablet has Android 4.4.4, providing some additional features and performance optimizations. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a way newer and much lighter tablet device than the Xperia Z2 Tablet, but it is also somewhat thicker.
Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a bit worse amount of pixels per inch of display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1200 x 1920, the Xperia Z2 Tablet also counts with a bigger screen. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 16 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xperia Z2 Tablet has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has 4 less CPU cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Xperia Z2 Tablet also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Xperia Z2 Tablet features better battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) shoots way better videos and photos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a lower video quality and a back facing camera with a worse 8 mega-pixels resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also a bit cheaper.
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