Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-08-29 | 2018-09-20 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 275.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 161 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is better than Xperia Tablet S, having a score of 68.3 against 58.9. These tablets work with Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1, so it provides you a lot of extra features and increased performance. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is a newer tablet, and it's also much lighter and a lot thinner than the Xperia Tablet S.
The Sony Xperia Tablet S counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has a just a little inferior number of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have exactly the same 800 x 1280px resolution, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also counts with a larger screen.
Xperia Tablet S counts with a little bit better storage for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Sony Xperia Tablet S features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have 4 CPU cores, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a very superior battery life than Xperia Tablet S. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) shoots way better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S, although it has a lot lower resolution camera.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Sony Xperia Tablet S, which makes it an easy decision.
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