Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-08-29 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 161 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a general score of 74.6, which is way better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S's overall score of 58.9. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1, providing a lot of extra features. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s body is extremely newer, a lot lighter and notably thinner than the Sony Xperia Tablet S.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a little bit better screen than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 1200 x 1920px resolution and a way greater display pixels density. The Xperia Tablet S counts with a slightly better memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 128 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and more cpu cores. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a superior battery duration than Xperia Tablet S.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a way better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both have a back facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also cheap compared to the Xperia Tablet S, making it a very good choice.
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