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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-02-24 | 2016-06-01 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has an overall score of 70.2, which is a little bit better than the Xperia Z2 Tablet's 69.8 overall score. These tablets work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has the newer 8.1 Oreo version while Xperia Z2 Tablet has Android 4.4.4. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is notably newer than the Xperia Z2 Tablet, it is extremely thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). They have exactly the same 1200 x 1920px resolution, a better pixels amount in each inch of display and a same size display. The Xperia Z2 Tablet has just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has 4 lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and an additional GPU.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a way better camera than Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a camera with less megapixels and a worse 1920x1080 video quality. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Xperia Z2 Tablet, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 200 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with improved battery life than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a 22% more battery size.
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