Phone Comparison - Sony Tablet S 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen

Sony Tablet S 3G
sony tablet s 3g
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen
samsung galaxy tab a 10.1 (2016) with s-pen
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general 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

hardware 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)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.4 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) [Similar] 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.62% 75.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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 -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 7300 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h -
Talk Time - -