For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition or the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with a 10.1 inch Super clear LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z comes with a 10.1 inch LED-backlit LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm dimensions and weighs 540 grams. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z comes with 266 x 172 x 6.9 mm dimensions and weighs 495 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE model is equipped with a 2.3 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android platform and come loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has 3 GB of RAM whereas the Sony Xperia Tablet Z has 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z sports an 8.1 MP primary camera with autofocus and the secondary camera on the device is 2.2 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 8220 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 49 hours on 3G or music play of about 98 hours. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z comes with a non-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh battery, which allows for a multimedia play time of about 10 hours or music play of about 110 hours.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 4G LTE 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $799.95. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z 4G LTE 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $719.95 in Australia.

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