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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-02-24 | 2016-02-18 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 12.67 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 224 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z2 Tablet has a general score of 69.8, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0's 64.9 score. Despite of the fact Xperia Z2 Tablet is older and heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, it's design is still noticeably thinner. Both of these tablets include Android operating system, but the Xperia Z2 Tablet has older 4.4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet features a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a larger display, a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a just a bit greater pixel density. The Xperia Z2 Tablet features a better processing unit than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the Xperia Z2 Tablet also has an additional graphics processing unit and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 features a superior camera than Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, although it has a lot worse video definition and a camera with a lot worse 5 MP resolution. The Galaxy Tab E 8.0 has a little bit better memory to install games and applications than Xperia Z2 Tablet, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab E 8.0 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
Xperia Z2 Tablet has greater battery life than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a 20% more battery capacity.
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