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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2014-09-03 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 7.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a global score of 74, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's general score of 71.3. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a newer and somewhat thinner tablet than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, but it is also notably heavier. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a bit better performance than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has 4 lesser processing cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1200px, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a camera with a higher resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with improved battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 30 percent bigger battery capacity.
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