Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Sony Xperia X Compact

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0

Sony Xperia X Compact

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

5 MP

23 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm
Primary camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Primary camera video

720p

1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

Geo-tagging

1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Mail

Push Email
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity