Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2011-04-26 | 2016-04-01 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 795.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 161 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) is a little bit better than Sony Tablet S, with a 60.4 score against 57.5. Galaxy Tab A (2016) is a incredibly newer tablet, and it's also thinner and incredibly lighter than Sony Tablet S. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab A (2016) has newer 5.1 Lollipop version while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0, giving you some nice extra features.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a bit more vivid screen than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a way smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 800 x 1280px, the Galaxy Tab A (2016) also counts with a better number of pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a little bit better processing power than Sony Tablet S, because it has a higher number of cores and more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a camera that is just as good as the camera in Sony Tablet S, both have the same 1280x720 (HD) video quality, the same video frame rates and a 5 megapixels camera in the back. The Sony Tablet S features a better storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a SD extension slot that supports 168 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory capacity.
The Sony Tablet S counts with superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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