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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | -- |
| 2012-08-29 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 161 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a lot better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, getting a overall score of 73.6 against 58.9. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's body is way newer, notably thinner and a lot lighter than the Sony Xperia Tablet S. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a more vivid screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a much better pixels count per screen inch.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a little better processing power than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with as much memory capacity to install applications and games as the Sony Xperia Tablet S, both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a superior battery performance than Xperia Tablet S. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch shoots clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both have a camera in the back with an 8 megapixels resolution.
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