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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a global score of 73.6, which is a little bit better than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's 71.3 general score. Although the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a little heavier than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, it's somewhat thinner and also newer. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a bit worse pixel count in each inch of display and a bit lower 1920 x 1200px resolution, they both have a screen of the same size.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has 48 GB more internal storage.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with an additional GPU. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a better resolution back facing camera.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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