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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
16 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 67.3 | 73.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-01-20 | 2015-07-20 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 675.00 | $ 389.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is slightly better than the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, with a 73.4 score against 67.3. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has 5.0 version while Sony Xperia Tablet Z has Android 4.4.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a notably newer tablet, and it is also somewhat thinner and noticeably lighter than Sony Xperia Tablet Z.
The Xperia Tablet Z features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with 3 more processing cores and an additional GPU. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with just a bit better looking display than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 2048 x 1536 and more pixels per display inch.
The Xperia Tablet Z takes just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xperia Tablet Z also has a more MP back camera. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features much more memory for apps and games than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 128 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is also by far the cheapest one.
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