Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Sony Xperia Tablet S

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OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
Radio
USB
Infrared port
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7
Price
$299.99
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N
CAMERA Front: 2.1 MP
CAMERA Video: 1440p@30fps
DISPLAY Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
NETWORK 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
NETWORK GPRS: Yes
NETWORK EDGE: Yes
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Model
Sony Xperia Tablet S
Price
$348.00
Advantages
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 6000 mAh battery
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launch
Announced
2015, July
Status
Available. Released 2015, September
platform
OS
Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T810, T815 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T813N, T819N
Chipset
Exynos 5433 - T810, T815 Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 - T813N, T819N
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N
GPU
Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N
camera
Rear
8 MP, autofocus
Front
2.1 MP
Video
1440p@30fps
Features
Yes
display
Size
9.7 inches
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery
Talk time
About 12 h / About 30 h
Playing Music
About 109 h
body
Dimensions
237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
Weight
389g (Wi-Fi) / 392g (LTE) (10.51 oz, 0.86 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
White, black, gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Infrared port
—
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800)
Speed
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2012, August
Status
Available. Released 2012, September
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
Nvidia Tegra 3
CPU
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
ULP GeForce
camera
Rear
8 MP, autofocus
Front
1 MP, 720p
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
display
Size
9.4 inches
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (~161 ppi pixel density)
Technology
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Oleophobic coating - IPX-4 certified - splash proof
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 6000 mAh battery
Talk time
About 12 h
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
239.8 x 174.4 x 8.8 mm (9.44 x 6.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight
570 g (1.26 lb, 20.11 oz)
SIM card
No
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black/Silver
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM
Card slot
SD, up to 32 GB
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v3.0, A2DP
GPS
Yes
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Infrared port
Yes
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging
Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
N/A
3G bands
—
4G bands
—
Speed
—
GPRS
No
EDGE
No
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Summary

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with a better CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) than the Xperia Tablet S. This is an significant specification of this model as a fast processor guarantees that this model is a better choice for multitasking. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is produced with a faster graphics processor Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N which will allow you to run more new game apps. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 uses more RAM (3 GB) i.e. it demonstrates higher performance than the Xperia Tablet S.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) screen resolution with 263 ppi pixel density which is higher than the Sony Xperia Tablet S FullHD (800 x 1280 pixels) resolution with 160 ppi pixel density. It means that the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is the best buy for reading books. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 shoots videos with a better resolution: 2K HD vs FullHD.

The Sony Xperia Tablet S will live longer without charging because it has a better battery life. The tab uses 6000 mAh battery which is 130 mAh bigger than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 battery. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs 389g that is 181g lighter compared to the weight of the Xperia Tablet S.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 10 advantages and the Sony Xperia Tablet S only 1 so the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will be the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.