Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Sony Xperia XZ

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced July 2015 July 2015 September 2016
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Coming Soon - July 2015 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,990 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, black Black, White Platinum, Mineral Black, Forest Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm
(7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE)) 487 g (17.18 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - S Pen Stylus - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU - - Adreno 530
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 9.7 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.03% 71.99% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 23 MP
Flash No No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 720p 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1080p, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSPA, LTE No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, LE v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)
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