Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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8.4"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1600x2560
8
MP
MP
2.1mp
3GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4900
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
vs
5.8"
IPS
IPS
2160x3840
19.2
MP
MP
13mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3540
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38)
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5 Advantages 
23 Advantages | 17 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus / LDAF/PDAF: laser/phase detection autofocus |
| HDR photo only main camera / HDR photo/video only main camera |
| (front) Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Capacitive |
| +10 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Model | Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) |
| Other model names | Tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 SM-T700, Samsung Klimt | KDDI Corporation Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, Sony PF12 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  Japan |
| Brand | Samsung | Sony |
| Release date | 7/1/2014 | 7/30/2018 |
| Depth | 6.6 millimeters (0.26 inches) | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 125.6 x 212.8 millimeters (4.94 x 8.38 in) | 80 x 158 millimeters (3.15 x 6.22 in) |
| Weight | 294 grams (10.29 ounces) | 236 grams (8.26 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Waterproof (IP?) |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 8.4" inches | 5.8" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~73.4% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1600x2560 pixels | 2160x3840 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 359 PPI | 760 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| System version | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Firmware update | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 (28nm) | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 MSM8998 (10nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 1.9GHz ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-core) 4x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.7GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz Kryo 385 Silver (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 | Qualcomm Adreno 630 710Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| RAM memory | 3GB LPDDR3 | 6GB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 16GB (11.49GB available) | 64GB (50GB available) |
| External storage | Until 128GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | Not supported | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | feature not registered | 1200/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | feature not registered | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 800/850/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat18 (Bands 1,3,5,7,13,17,18,26,28) TD-LTE (Bands 38,39,40,41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | (dual camera) 19.2 megapixels 12MP mono f/1.61/2.3" |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 5056x3792 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 25mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.3" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.22µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | LDAF/PDAF: laser/phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | HDR photo/video only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 2.1 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1920x1080 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 22mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Loudspeaker | feature not registered | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Digital TV FullSeg |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | Type-C jack with 3.5mm jack adapter |
| TV output | Micro-B USB MHL | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor Gyroscope | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 4900 mAh | 3540 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Qi wireless charging |
| Talk time autonomy | 11 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | feature not registered | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | feature not registered | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | feature not registered | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Dock with QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze • Samsung TouchWiz UI • 100.000:1 screen contrast | • Colors: Chrome Black, Chrome Silver • HDR10 display • Triluminos display • X-Reality Engine • Quick Charge 3.0 • 24-bit/192kHz audio • WiFi miracast • IP68 certified: dust/water proof up to 1.5m for 30min |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (WiFi SM-T700 16GB) | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (SOV38) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.06W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.18W/kg (body) | feature not registered |