Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.0.3, 3.2 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2011-04-26 | 2015-05-02 |
| 7.09 x 6.22 x 0.55 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.12 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 200.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 480 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 206 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has an overall score of 60.5, which is a bit better than the Sony Tablet P's general score of 55.7. Galaxy Tab A 9.7's design is extremely newer and incredibly thinner, but also heavier than Sony Tablet P. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a more recent 7.1 Nougat version while Sony Tablet P has Android 4.0.3.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a bit superior CPU than Sony Tablet P, because it has more processing cores and 512 MB more RAM. The Sony Tablet P features a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a lot lower resolution of 480 x 1024 pixels and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a way better screen density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Sony Tablet P, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 128 GB and 16 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a much longer battery life than Sony Tablet P, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3080mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 takes slightly better photos and videos than Sony Tablet P. Both have the same (HD) video quality, a 5 mega-pixels resolution camera and the same video frame rates.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is also by far the cheapest.
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