Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2012-08-29 | 2016-04-01 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 275.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 161 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A (2016) is just a bit better than the Xperia Tablet S, getting a 60.4 score against 58.9. Both tablets in this comparison review include Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a newer 5.1 Lollipop version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1, giving a couple additional features and improved performance. The Galaxy Tab A (2016) is a a lot newer portable tablet, and it's also thinner and notably lighter than the Xperia Tablet S.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also counts with an extra graphics processor. Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a screen that's just as good as the display in Xperia Tablet S, because although the Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a lot smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a better camera than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 5 megapixels resolution. The Xperia Tablet S features much more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a SD extension slot that admits 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a very superior battery life than Xperia Tablet S.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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