Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-02-24 | 2016-04-01 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 224 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z2 Tablet is better than the Galaxy Tab A (2016), getting a 69.8 score against 60.4. Both of these tablets include Android operating system, but Xperia Z2 Tablet has the older 4.4.4 version while Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Xperia Z2 Tablet is a way older and noticeably heavier tablet than the Galaxy Tab A (2016), but Sony managed to build it notably thinner anyway.
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet features a much better display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a little bit greater pixels count in each inch of screen, a much bigger screen and a much higher 1200 x 1920px resolution. The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), and although they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet also has a larger amount of RAM and a GPU.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a way lower (HD) video quality and a back facing camera with lot less megapixels resolution. The Xperia Z2 Tablet has just a bit more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a SD card slot that admits 136 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB internal storage.
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has a way better battery life than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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