Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced June 2014 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - July 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors White, Black Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Black, White
Form Factor Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
Weight 298 g (10.51 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 270 g (9.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 850 / 2100
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Adreno 330
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.4 inches 5.7 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 74.32% 70.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4900 mAh 3220 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 1100 h (2G)
Up to 1300 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)