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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
Wi-Fi OnlySGP311, SGP312
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
16 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 67.2 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | 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 | -- |
| $ 435.00 | $ 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 | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 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 | 6.72 |
| 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.9 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a bit better than Xperia Tablet Z, having a 73.3 score against 67.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 body is newer, incredibly lighter and just a little thinner than the Xperia Tablet Z. These tablets use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a more recent 4.4.2 version while Xperia Tablet Z has Android 4.2.2 version, giving you a couple nice extra features.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much better looking display than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with much more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1600. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features just a little better processing power than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a slightly bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 128 GB. The Xperia Tablet Z features better battery life than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, although it has a worse video quality and a worse resolution back facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also by far the cheapest one.
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