Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 61.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2012-08-15 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 12.20 ounces |
| $ 275.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| TFT | Super PLS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 192 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE has an overall score of 61.7, which is a bit better than Xperia Tablet S's 58.9 global score. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE and the Xperia Tablet S were only released 0 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE is thinner and lighter. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE has older 4.1 version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version.
Sony Xperia Tablet S and Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE feature similar displays, because although the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE has a much lower resolution of 600 x 1024px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels in each inch of display. Xperia Tablet S features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM, the Xperia Tablet S also has a much better GPU running at 416 MHz and 2 more processing cores.
Xperia Tablet S features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE counts with just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back camera with much less mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia Tablet S.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an obvious call.
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