Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2011-04-26 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 795.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 161 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.8 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a lot better than Sony Tablet S, having a score of 74.6 against 57.5. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a incredibly newer tablet, and it's also lighter and incredibly thinner than the Sony Tablet S. Both of these tablets work with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0 version, counting with some nice extra features and performance enhancements.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a better performance than Sony Tablet S, because it has a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a little more vivid display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a lot higher pixels number per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a greater camera than Sony Tablet S, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more MP and a lot higher video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a battery lifetime that's very similar to the battery lifetime in Sony Tablet S.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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