Compare tablets
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| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 60.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2015-04-20 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Gray and White |
| $ 350.00 | $ 139.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 768 x 1024 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 161 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is slightly better than the Xperia Tablet S, getting a 60.1 score against 57.3. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a extremely newer tablet device, and it's also thinner and noticeably lighter than Xperia Tablet S. Both tablets in this comparison review use Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a newer 5.0 version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version.
The Xperia Tablet S features a quite better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has 512 MB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with more cores and an additional graphics processing unit. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with a little bit better display than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1024 x 768, a little bit smaller display and a quite worse amount of pixels per display inch.
Sony Xperia Tablet S counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has 32 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a lot worse 5 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a very superior battery life than Xperia Tablet S.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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