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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 60.5 |
| 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 | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 275.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 161 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 5.9 |
| 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 |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| 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 9.7 has an overall score of 60.5, which is a bit better than Sony Xperia Tablet S's score of 58.9. Galaxy Tab A 9.7's design is noticeably newer, way thinner and notably lighter than Sony Xperia Tablet S. These tablets include Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has the newer 7.1 Nougat version and Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1.
The Xperia Tablet S counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Xperia Tablet S also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Xperia Tablet S has a better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher screen pixels density and a slightly better resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels.
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has just a bit better camera than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back-facing camera. Xperia Tablet S features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has more internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a superior battery lifetime than Xperia Tablet S.
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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