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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-06-12 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 161 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much better than Xperia Tablet S, having a 74.5 score against 58.9. These tablets use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a more recent 4.4.2 version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, so it gives a lot of extra features. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a newer tablet, and it's also way thinner and incredibly lighter than the Xperia Tablet S.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a bit faster processor than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a way better display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a much better quantity of pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes way better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both of them have the same resolution back camera. The Xperia Tablet S has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows up to 128 GB, the Xperia Tablet S also has more internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a way better battery lifetime than Xperia Tablet S.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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