Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-08-29 | 2019-07-05 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| 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 8.0 (2019) is much better than the Xperia Tablet S, with a general score of 69 against 58.9. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is a much newer tablet, and it is also notably thinner and a lot lighter than Xperia Tablet S. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has the older 11 version while Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features just a bit better processing power than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also counts with more RAM memory. The Sony Xperia Tablet S has a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, and they both have the same resolution of 800 x 1280px, the Sony Xperia Tablet S also counts with a larger screen.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a very superior camera than Xperia Tablet S. They have a back facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution. Xperia Tablet S features a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits 384 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much better battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
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