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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2014-02-24 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.16 | 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, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is a little bit better than the Xperia Z2 Tablet, with a overall score of 75.2 against 69.8. Galaxy Tab S3's design is notably newer, a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Xperia Z2 Tablet. These tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S3 has 9.0 Pie version while Xperia Z2 Tablet has Android 4.4.4 version, so it gives lots of additional features.
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a just a little worse pixels quantity per inch of display and a quite lower resolution of 1200 x 1920, it also counts with a little larger display. Xperia Z2 Tablet has a bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z2 Tablet also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a way better (4K) video definition and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with much more memory to store more apps and games than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has more internal storage and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's battery life is just as good as the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet one.
The Galaxy Tab S3 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper, making buying this tablet a simple decision.
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