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Sony Xperia Tablet S vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)

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Sony Xperia Tablet S

PA Rating - 7.5

Posted: 29 Aug 2012
Market Status: Released

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)

Also known as Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) LTE PA Rating - 6.5

Posted: 26 Feb 2012
Market Status: Released US carrier availability: Verizon - Available as Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) LTE (since 19 Dec 2012)

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Design
Device type	Tablet	Tablet
Phone functionality		Yes
OS	Android (4.1.1, 4.0.3)	Android (4.1, 4.0) TouchWiz / L!ve Panel UX UI
Form factor	Candybar	Candybar
Dimensions	9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches (239.8 x 174.4 x 11.85 mm)	10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches (256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm)
Weight	20.64 oz (585 g) the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)	20.74 oz (588 g) the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)
Side Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Rugged	Water proof (Splash)

Display
Physical size	9.4 inches	10.1 inches
Resolution	1280 x 800 pixels	1280 x 800 pixels
Pixel density Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.	161 ppi	149 ppi
Technology Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.	TFT	Super PLS LCD
Touchscreen	Capacitive, Multi-touch	Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features	Light sensor	Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Battery
Capacity		7000 mAh
Type		Li - Ion
Not user replaceable	Yes	Yes

Hardware
System chip System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.	NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L
Processor Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.	Quad core, 1300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9	Dual core, 1000 MHz
Graphics processor	ULP GeForce @ 416MHz	Yes
System memory System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.	1024 MB RAM (1333 MHz) / LPDDR3	1024 MB RAM
Built-in storage	16 GB	32 GB
Storage expansion	SD, SDHC, SDXC up to 128 GB	microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

Camera
Camera	8 megapixels	3 megapixels
Features	Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Geo tagging	Geo tagging
Camcorder	Yes	1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)
Features	Video calling	Video calling
Front-facing camera	Other (1296 x 808 pixels)	0.3 megapixels VGA

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Multimedia
Music player
Filter by	Album, Artist, Playlists	Album, Artist, Playlists
Features	Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Supported formats	MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, OGG, MIDI	MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, AMR, OGG, MIDI
Video playback
Supported formats	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, WMV, 3GP, Flash Video, MKV
Speakers	Stereo speakers
YouTube player	Yes	Yes

Internet browsing
Browser
supports	HTML, HTML5	HTML, HTML5, Flash
Built-in online services support	YouTube (upload), Picasa	YouTube (upload), Picasa

Technology
UMTS		850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data		HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Positioning Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.	GPS	A-GPS, Glonass
Navigation	Yes	Yes

Phone features
Phonebook	Unlimited entries	Unlimited entries
Organizer	Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator	Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input	Predictive text input
E-mail	IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange	IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Instant Messaging	Google Talk	Google Talk

Connectivity
Bluetooth	3.0	3.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 b, g, n	802.11 b, g, n
Wi-Fi Direct		Yes
USB	Yes	USB 2.0
Connector		Proprietary
Features	Mass storage device, USB Host	Mass storage device, USB Host
Headphones connector	3.5mm	3.5mm
HDMI	Yes
Charging connector		Proprietary
Other	DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync, Infrared	Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features
Notifications	Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone	Flight mode, Speakerphone
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Compass
Other	Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced	29 Aug 2012	26 Feb 2012

Shopping information
MSRP price
	$ 400

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