Sony Xperia Tablet Z SO-03E vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7
| Type | A tablet | A tablet |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP55, IP57 |  |
| Dimensions | 172.00 x 266.00 x 7.20 mm | 247.60 x 157.40 x 7.00 mm |
| Weight | 495.00 g | 476.00 g |
| Display size | 10.10" | 10.40" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 1920 x 1200 px (10.10") 224 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 60 Hz 1200 x 2000 px (10.40") 224 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 1230 h. (51.3 days) 3G: 1270 h. (52.9 days) | |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 110 h (4.6 days) Video: 9,8 h (0.4 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 6000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 7040 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB, 32 GB | 32 GB, 64 GB |
| End-user memory | 11.6 GB | 19.5 GB, 48.1 GB |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean | Android 10 |
| Interface | - | One UI 2.5 |
| Processor | Qualcomm APQ8064 | - |
| Processor clock | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 320 | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 1Q 2013 | 3Q 2020 |
| Other names | SGP321; Xperia Tablet Z LTE | SM-T505 |
| GSM frequencies | | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2300 |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 16x | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | - | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | nd | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | - | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 100.00 Mbit/s | - |
| LTE UP | - | - |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 4 |
| Audio Jack | | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |