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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 12 |
| 2014-09-03 | -- |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a bit better than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with a general score of 75.8 against 71.3. Both of these tablets include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has the newer 12 version and Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4, giving you a couple nice extra features. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a extremely lighter and somewhat thinner tablet than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels density. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a much greater memory for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a much better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has 5 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 11200mAh battery size against 4500mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a way better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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