Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 vs Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet Specs, Price Review: Features Comparison - Big Fight Between Two Similar Sized Tablets

Sony has proven that it could create a premium device with the launch of its Xperia Z4 Tablet. However, in a market where the demand for tablets is cooling off, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and other devices are already well entrenched and look set to provide Sony's new entrant a run for its money.

Design

Design is where Sony has a bit of an edge over its competitors as the Xperia Z4 Tablet has a premium aluminum frame. The tablet has soft touch plastic on its back while the rest of its body is covered with mineral glass. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5, on the other hand, has a plastic body and back panel with fine dimples. In terms of weight, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is heavier than the Xperia Z4 Tablet. The Samsung tablet is also not waterproof unlike the Xperia Z4 Tablet which has an IP68 rating and can survive being submerged in up to 1.5 meters of water for about 30 minutes.

Display

Both Sony and Samsung have invested time and effort and provided great looking displays for their tablets. On the Xperia Z4 Tablet there is a 10.1-inch IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a density of 299 pixels per inch. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a super AMOLED screen measuring 10.5 inches with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a density of 288 pixels per inch.

Specs

The Galaxy Tab S 10.5, which was released last year, has an Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset that is coupled with a 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, which was released a few days ago, has a much better Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset that is coupled with a 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 which can be used to add external storage of up to 128GB. In terms of RAM, again they have similar 3 GB versions.

Price

The 16 GB Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is priced at $449 while the 32 GB Xperia Z4 Tablet could be priced at $559.