Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 63.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Lenovo |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 7.1 Nougat |
| 2012-08-29 | 2017-09-18 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.29 x 4.84 x 0.28 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4850mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus has a global score of 63.1, which is a bit better than the Xperia Tablet S's 58.9 global score. The Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus is a much newer tablet, and it's also way lighter and thinner than Xperia Tablet S. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but the Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus has newer 7.1 Nougat version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, providing the user a couple nice extra features and enhanced performance.
The Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus has a bit better processing unit than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more processing cores and 1 GB more RAM. The Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus has a brighter display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 1200 x 1920px resolution and a way greater screen pixels density.
Xperia Tablet S has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus, and although they both have a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus counts with a lot better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both have a back facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution.
The Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus features a really longer battery life than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus is also a lot cheaper.
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