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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | Android 10 |
| 2013-01-20 | 2020-09-28 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 799.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than the Xperia Tablet Z, getting a overall score of 79 against 68.5. Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a noticeably newer and lighter tablet than the Xperia Tablet Z, but it's notably thicker. Both of these tablets use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an older 10 version while Xperia Tablet Z has Android 4.4.4 version.
Xperia Tablet Z features a bit better screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a little worse pixel density, and they both have the same resolution of 1200 x 1920, the Xperia Tablet Z also counts with a bigger screen. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xperia Tablet Z, because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 1 TB and 32 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has just a bit better performance than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more processing cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Xperia Tablet Z features superior battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a lot better camera than Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a lot higher resolution back-facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, making it a no doubt choice.
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