Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 69.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 4.4.4, 4.4 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2014-02-24 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 15.49 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 520.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1240 hours standby time |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, having a general score of 70 against 69.8. These tablets come with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab Active 2 has 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has Android 4.4.4, so it provides the user lots of additional features. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 construction is notably newer and just a little bit lighter, but also much thicker than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.
Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a bigger display, a little better screen density and a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet also counts with an additional GPU.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 6000mAh battery size. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a better camera than Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a camera in the back with a lower resolution.
Although Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Xperia Z2 Tablet, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Xperia Z2 Tablet. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, else you can save some dollars and buy the Xperia Z2 Tablet, resigning a couple features and specs.
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