Xperia Z4 Tablet vs Galaxy Tab S 8.4: Sony Device Costlier but Comes with Better Specs
The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 are two equally attractive choices for those looking for affordable tablets. Here is how they compare.
Design
The Xperia Z4 Tablet and the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 can both be used with a Bluetooth keyboard. This offers great advantage for people who want to take their tablet to work. The Xperia Z4 Tablet is larger and broader and as such heavier compared to its rival. In terms of their build, both are made from plastic, with the Xperia Z4 Tablet having mineral glass on its back panel while the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has dimpled soft touch plastic. In terms of waterproofing, the Xperia Z4 tablet surges ahead as it has an IP 68 rating, which means it can safely be immersed in up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes.
Display
The Xperia Z4 Tablet has an IPS LCD screen measuring 10.1 inches with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a density of 299 pixels per inch. On the other hand, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a Super AMOLED screen measuring 8.4 inches with a resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a density of 359 pixels per inch.
Specs
On the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is an Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset, an octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A15 cores clocked at 1.9 GHz and four Cortex-A7 cores clocked at 1.3 GHz and a Mali-T628 MP6 GPU. The Xperia Z4 Tablet has the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, which is coupled with an Octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz and four Cortex-A57 cores clocked at 2 GHz and an Adreno 430 GPU.
Memory
Both devices have memory slots allowing for the addition of up to 128 GB of external storage each. In terms of RAM, they are again similar with 3 GB each.
Price
The Wi-Fi Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet could be priced at $620 without the keyboard included while the 16 GB Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 costs $400.
