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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2012-09-28 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 20.70 ounces |
| $ 275.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super PLS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a score of 65, which is much better than Xperia Tablet S's 58.9 general score. These tablets include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has 4.1 version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) and the Xperia Tablet S were released only 1 months apart, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)'s body is somewhat thinner but just a little bit heavier.
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) counts with a little sharper screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 1280px, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) also counts with a little larger display. Xperia Tablet S counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Sony Xperia Tablet S features a bit superior processor than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also has more CPU cores and a faster graphics processor working at 416 megahertz. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) counts with a superior battery duration than Xperia Tablet S.
Xperia Tablet S features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a much better 8 mega pixels resolution back camera.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is also the cheapest one.
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