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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-03 | 2019-04-26 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.99 | $ 316.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S5e is better than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, getting a 78.6 score against 71.3. Even though Galaxy Tab S5e is way heavier than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, it's thinner and also newer. These tablets come with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab S5e has a newer 10 version while Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a way smaller display, a just a bit inferior pixel amount per inch of screen and a way lower 1920 x 1200 resolution. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The Galaxy Tab S5e shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a much better (4K) video resolution, a larger diafragm aperture to take better captures in poorly lited situations and a camera in the back with a way better resolution. The Galaxy Tab S5e counts with much more memory to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a much better battery duration than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy Tab S5e is also a lot cheaper.
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