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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2011-04-26 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 320 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.7 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is way better than Sony Tablet S, getting a general score of 73.6 against 57.5. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a noticeably newer tablet device, and it's also way thinner and way lighter than the Sony Tablet S. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a superior performance than Sony Tablet S, because it has 2 GB more RAM and 6 more processing cores.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a better screen than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better pixels density and a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px. The Sony Tablet S captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a much lower (HD) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a way worse resolution.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Tablet S, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB and 32 GB more internal memory. The Sony Tablet S counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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