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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE I957

Sony Xperia Tablet Z LTE

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE I957

Sony Xperia Tablet Z LTE

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - SGP321
  HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SGP351
4G Network 4, 17 - AT&T 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - SGP321
  3, 7, 20 4 - SGP351
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, August. Released 2011, November 2013, February. Released 2013, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm (9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 in) 266 x 172 x 6.9 mm (10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
Weight 455 g (1.00 lb) 495 g (1.09 lb)
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP57 dust proof and water resistant
Display
Type PLS LCD LED-backlit LCD,
Size 8.9 inches, 229.7 cm2 (~63.0% screen-to-body ratio) 10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~64.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~170 ppi density) 1200 x 1920 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~224 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass
 Samsung TouchWiz UX
Platform
OS Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot); microSDHC (SGP351)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP, AF 8.1 MP, AF
Features LED flash HDR, panorama
Video 720p 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP 2.2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  3D surround sound
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass Accelerometer, gyro, compass
 TV-out
MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/OGG player
Photo/video editor
Document editor/viewer
Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion 6100 mAh battery Li-Po 6000 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 400 h Up to 1230 h (2G) / Up to 1270 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Music play Up to 110 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, White
SAR 1.04 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.86 W/kg (head)     1.69 W/kg (body)    
Models SGP321, SO-03E, SGP351
Price About 330 EUR About 350 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 996:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 70dB
Audio quality Noise -87.0dB / Crosstalk -87.8dB

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