Samsung y Sony They are two of the most powerful technology companies in the world, no doubt. Although the Koreans seem to have imposed at first on the Japanese in the mobile field, and currently they lead the fight of the devices Android against Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, Sony has taken a giant step forward with its range Xperia Z and aspires to enter fully into a fight that seemed only a matter of two. We compare the high-end tablets of both companies to see what they offer us one and the other.
Before starting, we must clarify that between the launch of both teams there are several months of difference, a time that, as we know, is crucial when judging a tablet. However, leaving aside the issue of the screen (terrain in which, clearly, Samsung could have done better) the specs are not that uneven, giving proof of the magnificent equipment that is the Notes 10.1. Will you get Sony become (with permission from Asus) On the third power in discord?
Integrated
The design is perhaps the strong point of the tablet of Sony. Its edges end in a peak, contrary to the curved shape that the Notes 10.1, but in that aspect the preferences of each user come into play. Where there is no doubt is that the materials used by the Tablet Xperia Z they are of higher quality. As in the case of the phablet of the same range, it is built in fiberglass, while the equipment of Samsung It is made of plastic, as Koreans have us used to. For many it will not pose any problem, but obviously it is below its rival in this section.
Regarding proportions the Tablet Xperia Z mide 26,6 cm x 17,2 cm x 6,9 mm, it's about the design thinnest ever seen on a tablet surpassing even the iPad mini, to which must be added resistance to dust and water. The measures of the Galaxy Note 10.1 they are 26,2 cm x 18,0 cm x 8,9 mm. The team of Sony It is also somewhat lighter in weight, 495 versus 597 grams.
Screen
We never tire of repeating it every time we talk about the Galaxy Note 10.1, its screen resolution is poor compared to tablets in its range and quite out of date considering its release date (September 2012). At 1280 × 800 pixels (149 PPI) it has a fairly limited resolution. However, in terms of actual use, the screen looks pretty good, but still, the Nexus 10 is the clear example that Samsung it can do much better.
The screen of the Tablet Xperia Z It is not at the level of the best either, nor is it at all outstanding. Presents data similar to that of the Asus Transformer Infinity in terms of resolution, 1920 × 1080 dots (224 PPI), and it may fall behind soon when other new generation equipment begins to arrive. Still, in this section, it beats its competitor quite clearly.
Performance
In this field the two devices are very on par. The Footnotes mounts a Exynos 4412 4-core that has withstood the passage of time very well (especially if we take into account that this chip already appeared in the Galaxy S III presented months ago), it has a frequency of 1,4 GHz and 2GB of RAM. Again, the Sony Xperia presents slightly better data, but not outstanding for a more advanced generation. Run with a Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 with 4 cores at 1,5 GHz and also has 2GB of RAM.
As for the operating system, both run 4.1 Android Jelly Bean but each with its own characteristics. The Note offers the popular Touchwiz interface with the progress of your premium-suite, which provides a really good experience and great possibilities to create and edit content, to which we must add the Stylus optimized for the most diverse tasks. Sony, for its part, offers the new interface that has been released on the line Xperia Zbut you may not have as many options in this area as the Samsung.
Storage
La Galaxy Note It offers different sizes of hard disk with alternatives of 16, 32 and 64 GB depending on what we want to pay. In addition, it includes a micro SD card slot that supports an extra memory of up to 64 GB. For its part, Tablet Xperia Z It has an initial capacity of 32GB and also supports memory cards giving the possibility of adding an extra 64 GB.
Battery
At the moment there are no official data about the battery charge capacity of the Tablet Xperia ZHowever, given the small thickness of the equipment, experts point to some 6.000 mAh. A priori, it is not a large figure, but we must point out that the team has the stamina mode that allows configuring the team's active resources depending on the task we are carrying out. This system should significantly improve the autonomy of the team, at least This is how it has been shown to do in the Xperia Z. The capacity of the Galaxy Note 10.1 It reaches 7.000 mAh, it is not one of the best in its range, but it can be used for 7 or 8 hours without recharging.
Cameras
In this section you can see the hand of Sony as a manufacturer. Not that the camera Tablet Xperia Z is up to the standards of most leading smartphones (including its phablet that has proven to be spectacular), but it does outperform almost any tablet. Regarding the front camera Sony offers 2,2 MPx by 1,9 Samsung, and on the rear, 8,1 MPx compared to 5 MPx. It is true that it is not frequent to use a tablet (and less, 10 inches) as a camera, but already put, the more the better.
Price and general valuation
Although we still do not know the price of the Tablet Xperia Z, the information we have received so far does not exactly invite optimism and places the team in the almost 800 euros. In any case, the data seems a bit implausible, despite the large storage capacity of the equipment. Even so, as we say, one could expect more from the tablet to be a next-generation device and it is very possible that other manufacturers begin to anticipate Sony right away.
La Galaxy Note 10.1 It can be found for just over 400 euros, if we know how to search well, and even if it has been on the market for a few months now, Samsung, as a manufacturer, is the guarantee that at the Footnotes He still has a lot of war to give and that the updates will continue to arrive for a long time.
In my country, Sony's is for 580 and 600 US $ and Samsung's is 500, but Sony's qualities make me choose it.