Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2012-08-29 | 2015-05-02 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 275.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 161 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has an overall score of 62.8, which is just a bit better than the Xperia Tablet S's score of 58.9. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has 7.1 Nougat version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, giving some nice extra features and performance optimizations. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a incredibly newer tablet, and it is also thinner and noticeably lighter than the Xperia Tablet S.
Xperia Tablet S has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Tablet S also counts with an additional GPU. The Sony Xperia Tablet S counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a little bit better count of pixels in each screen inch, a bit higher 800 x 1280 resolution and a larger screen.
The Xperia Tablet S features a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with a superior battery life than Xperia Tablet S.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S, although it has a way less mega-pixels resolution back camera.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is also by far the cheapest one.
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