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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| 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, 20 nm (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 | 5870mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 7.44 |
| 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 9.7-inch has a general score of 74, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's score of 71.3. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch design is newer and somewhat thinner, but also noticeably heavier than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with a graphics co-processor.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1200px resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows up to 128 GB, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has 64 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with superior battery duration than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 5870mAh battery capacity against 4500mAh. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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