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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 13, 12 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2022-02-25 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| -- | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 275.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | LTPS |
| 161 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S8 has a general score of 76.7, which is much better than the Xperia Tablet S's score of 58.9. These devices work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S8 has an older 13 version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1. Galaxy Tab S8's construction is much newer, lighter and extremely thinner than Xperia Tablet S.
Galaxy Tab S8 features a bit better display than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has a bigger screen, a much higher 1600 x 2560px resolution and a lot higher display pixels density. Xperia Tablet S has a way better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 less CPU cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has much more storage to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 features a really longer battery performance than Xperia Tablet S.
Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a very superior camera than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot higher 13 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is a lot more expensive than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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