Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet S vs Samsung Google Nexus 10 vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced August 2012 October 2012 Feb 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 239.8 x 174.4 x 8.8 mm
(9.44 x 6.87 x 0.35 in)
263.8 x 177.8 x 8.9 mm
(10.39 x 7 x 0.35 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
Weight 570 g (20.11 oz) 603 g (21.27 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz)
2G Network N/A N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A - HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800
4G Network - - LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Exynos 5250 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064
GPU ULP GeForce Mali-T604 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.4 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (298.9 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 999.99% 64.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2560 x 1600 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Up to 107 kbps
Edge No No Up to 296 kbps
3G No - HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 9000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 500 h Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 9 h Up to 10 h