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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-08-29 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | Super PLS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is much better than the Xperia Tablet S, getting a 70.2 score against 58.9. Both of these tablets include Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has 8.1 Oreo version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) body is a lot newer, way thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xperia Tablet S.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a bit more vivid display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a way better 1200 x 1920 resolution and a better pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a bit more powerful processor than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM and 4 more cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) captures greater pictures and videos than Xperia Tablet S. Both have a back camera with an 8 mega-pixels. The Xperia Tablet S counts with a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a SD memory slot that supports 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
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