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Sony Tablet S
32 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 3.1 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2011-04-26 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 21.09 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 795.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 161 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 2.8 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a lot better than the Sony Tablet S, having a 74.5 score against 57.5. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a incredibly newer portable tablet, and it's also noticeably thinner and incredibly lighter than Sony Tablet S. Both devices in this review use Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a newer 4.4.2 version while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0 version, so it counts with a lot of extra features and performance tweaks.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a quite better processing power than Sony Tablet S, because it has more CPU cores and more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a way better looking display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better screen pixels density and a way better resolution of 2560 x 1600px.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Tablet S, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much better camera than Sony Tablet S, because it has a way higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a camera with a much better resolution.
Sony Tablet S has just a little better battery performance than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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