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Toshiba Excite 7.7
32 GBSony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Sony |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 |
| 2012-04-10 | 2013-01-20 |
| 5.30 x 8.10 x 0.30 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 191 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 1230 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Tablet Z has an overall score of 68.5, which is much better than Toshiba Excite 7.7's overall score of 54.2. Both of these tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia Tablet Z has the newer 4.4.4 version and Toshiba Excite 7.7 has Android 4.0 version, providing lots of additional features and some performance improvements. Even though the Xperia Tablet Z is heavier than Toshiba Excite 7.7, it's a bit thinner and newer.
Sony Xperia Tablet Z counts with a little more vivid screen than Toshiba Excite 7.7, because it has a quite better pixel density, a much better 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution and a way bigger display. The Xperia Tablet Z features a bit more powerful processing unit than Toshiba Excite 7.7, and although they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Xperia Tablet Z also has an extra graphics co-processor and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Toshiba Excite 7.7, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot higher 8.1 mega pixels resolution and a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. The Xperia Tablet Z has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Toshiba Excite 7.7. Both of them have exactly the same internal memory.
The Xperia Tablet Z has a really longer battery duration than Toshiba Excite 7.7.
Sony Xperia Tablet Z is way more expensive than Toshiba Excite 7.7, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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