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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | $ 275.00 |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 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 |
| 13.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is way better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, getting a 79 score against 58.9. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 construction is noticeably newer, somewhat thinner and a lot lighter than Sony Xperia Tablet S. These tablets include Android OS, but Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an older 10 version and Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a better performing processing unit than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more cores and 3 GB more RAM. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a better looking screen than Sony Xperia 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 way better pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 captures a lot better videos and photos than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Sony Xperia Tablet S, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a really longer battery duration than Xperia Tablet S.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot more expensive than the Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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