Sony Xperia XZ Premium vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017	Mar 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$240

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 156 x 77 x 7.9 mm	7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
6.74 oz (191.0 g)	10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Red	Mocha

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.48% screen-to-body	8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits	TFT
Resolution
3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 801 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73 6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3230 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

International version

Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)

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