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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2022-01-13 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | -- |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 210 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 6.03 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 6.49 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a general score of 62.6, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia Tablet S's 58.9 score. Galaxy Tab A8 is a way newer tablet device, and it's also lighter and notably thinner than Sony Xperia Tablet S. These tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A8 has the previous 11 version while Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1.
Xperia Tablet S features a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a bit smaller screen, a much lower 800 x 1280 pixels resolution and a bit worse amount of pixels per inch of display. Xperia Tablet S features a very superior performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Galaxy Tab A8 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have a same resolution camera in the back. The Galaxy Tab A8 features a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab A8 has a much longer battery performance than Xperia Tablet S.
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