Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 66 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Windows 8 |
| 2017-11-01 | -- |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 7.40 x 12.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 27.20 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| $ 520.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Intel Core i3-4020Y (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Intel HD graphics 4200 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 5.83 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Compass |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is just a bit better than Sony Vaio Tap 11, having a score of 70 against 66. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Sony Vaio Tap 11 comes with Windows 8 OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a notably lighter portable tablet than Sony Vaio Tap 11, but both of them have the same thickness.
Sony Vaio Tap 11 has a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way better 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little bit more pixels per inch in the display and a really larger screen. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has just a little better hardware performance than Sony Vaio Tap 11, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster).
The Sony Vaio Tap 11 counts with a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a way better camera than Sony Vaio Tap 11. They have a camera in the back with an 8 MP resolution.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has just a bit longer battery performance than Sony Vaio Tap 11, because it has 4450mAh of battery capacity instead of 3800mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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