Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2011-04-26 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.45 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 6.1 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot better than the Sony Tablet S, with a general score of 79 against 57.5. Both tablets we compare here work with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a newer 10 version and Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0 version, so it provides you a couple nice extra features. Galaxy Tab Active 3's construction is notably newer, a little bit thinner and lighter than Sony Tablet S.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much better performing processing unit than Sony Tablet S, because it has more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much better display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a lot greater pixel density.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Tablet S, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much better camera than Sony Tablet S, because it has a back camera with a much better 13 megapixels resolution and a lot higher video resolution.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 and Sony Tablet S feature similar battery performance, although the Sony Tablet S has a 1% smaller battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, making it an easy decision.
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