Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 69.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4.4, 4.4 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2014-02-24 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 15.49 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black and White |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.88 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1240 hours standby time |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 has an overall score of 75.2, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet's global score of 69.8. Both of these tablets come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S3 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has Android 4.4.4, so it provides a couple nice extra features. The Galaxy Tab S3 is a a lot newer tablet device, and it's also a bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.
Xperia Z2 Tablet features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z2 Tablet also counts with a graphics co-processor. Xperia Z2 Tablet has a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a quite lower 1200 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a bit larger display.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 shoots way better videos and photos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a back camera with much more MP and a much better (4K) video definition.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet and Galaxy Tab S3 both have incredibly similar battery durations.
The Galaxy Tab S3 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest, making this tablet a very good choice.
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