Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
samsung galaxy tab s 8.4
Sony Xperia Z Ultra
sony xperia z ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced June 2014 June 2013
Status Available - July 2014 Available - July 2013
Colors White, Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
Weight 294 g (10.37 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint sensor - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.4 inches [Similar] 6.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 69.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps
Edge No Up to 296 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4900 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)