Sony Tablet S 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| August 2011 | September 2016 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2011 | Available - September 2016 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black | Pearl White, Metallic Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1-20.6 mm (9.5 x 6.86 x 0.4-0.81 in) |
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm (10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 625 g (22.05 oz) | 525 g (18.52 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | , EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb), planned upgrade to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 [Similar] | Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce [Similar] | Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB storage | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| SD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection | Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 0.3 MP [Similar] | 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | v4.2, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| SD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 7300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 400 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |