Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Sony Tablet S

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
Sony Tablet S
sony tablet s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced February 2012 August 2011
Status Available - April 2012 Available - September 2011
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1-20.6 mm
(9.5 x 6.86 x 0.4-0.81 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 598 g (21.09 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 -
4G Network - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v3.1 (Honeycomb), planned upgrade to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB SD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 9.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 60.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 0.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps -
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB SD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Up to 430 h
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
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