Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 vs Sony Xperia M5
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | August 2015 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - August 2015 | Available - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| White, black | Black, White, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm (7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in) |
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm (5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE)) | 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor | - |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz [Similar] | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | PowerVR G6200 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Yes | Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1440p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 2.1 MP [Similar] | 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 85.6 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, LE | v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 671 h (2G) Up to 656 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) Up to 12 h 11 min (3G) |