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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2013-01-20 | 2014-06-12 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | 29 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, getting a score of 74.5 against 68.5. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 body is newer, just a little bit thinner and much lighter than the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. Both tablets in this review include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the previous 4.4.2 version and Sony Xperia Tablet Z has Android 4.4.4 version.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a better display than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1600 resolution and a lot greater pixel count per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Tablet Z, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 128 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a bit superior processor than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes better videos and photos than Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a back facing camera with a lower resolution and a worse video definition.
Xperia Tablet Z counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a 22 percent larger battery size.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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