Phone Comparison - Sony Tablet S vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)

Sony Tablet S
sony tablet s
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced August 2011 February 2012
Status Available - September 2011 Available - April 2012
Colors Black Black, White
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)
193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
Weight 598 g (21.09 oz) 344 g (12.13 oz)
2G Network - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - -
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v3.1 (Honeycomb), planned upgrade to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory SD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.4 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) [Similar] 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.62% 57.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 0.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G - HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage SD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity - 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)