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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-01-20 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 799.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a global score of 75.2, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia Tablet Z's 68.5 overall score. Both tablets in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Sony Xperia Tablet Z has Android 4.4.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 body is much newer, somewhat thinner and lighter than the Sony Xperia Tablet Z.
Galaxy Tab S3 features a little better performance than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have 4 CPU cores, the Galaxy Tab S3 also counts with a greater amount of RAM. Sony Xperia Tablet Z has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a quite lower display pixels density and a little lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a little bit larger screen.
Galaxy Tab S3 features a way better camera than Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a way better 13 MP resolution back-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a bigger memory for apps and games than Xperia Tablet Z, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's battery life is just as good as Sony Xperia Tablet Z's battery duration.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bargain compared to others.
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