Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2012-08-29 | 2017-11-01 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 275.00 | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a score of 70, which is much better than Sony Xperia Tablet S's 58.9 global score. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, giving a couple additional features. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a newer tablet, and it's also way lighter and somewhat thinner than the Sony Xperia Tablet S.
Xperia Tablet S counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 800 x 1280, the Xperia Tablet S also counts with a larger display. Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a little bit better performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 shoots way better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have a 8 mega pixels back camera. The Xperia Tablet S has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a SD extension slot that admits 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a much longer battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 costs a lot more than Xperia Tablet S, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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