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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 13, 12 | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2022-02-25 | 2012-08-29 |
| 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 17.74 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 699.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| LTPS | TFT |
| 274 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 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 |
| 15.42 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S8 has a score of 76.7, which is much better than Sony Xperia Tablet S's global score of 58.9. Both tablets in this review use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab S8 has the previous 13 version and Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1. Galaxy Tab S8 is a much newer tablet, and it is also lighter and incredibly thinner than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a larger display, a much better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a lot more pixels per inch of screen. Sony Xperia Tablet S features a very superior performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a lot better camera than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a much better 13 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab S8 features a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xperia Tablet S, because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB and more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia Tablet S.
Galaxy Tab S8 is a lot more expensive than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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