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GSMArena team, 04 April 2014

Elemental


Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet review: Elemental

  • Comments (50)
  • Xperia Z2 Tablet LTE
  • Xperia Z2 Tablet Wi-Fi

5. Synthetic benchmarks
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, design and build quality, display
  3. 3. Display, battery life
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Synthetic benchmarks
  6. 6. Phonebook, loudspeaker, messaging, text input
  7. 7. Gallery, media players, radio, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser
  10. 10. Organizer and app, Maps and app stores
  11. 11. Conclusion
  12.  
  13. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet LTE specification
  14. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Wi-Fi specification
  15. Review comments (50)

Sony Android

Synthetic benchmarks

The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is powered by Qualcomm's MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 chipset. It's mostly identical to the Snapdragon 800 except the GPU is clocked about 30% higher.

Most high-end Android tablets have Snapdragon 800, so the Z2 Tablet should have an edge in 3D graphics. Sony also put 3GB of RAM, while the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 has 2GB and the iPad Air has just 1GB.

Since the CPU clockspeed is untouched, the Xperia Z2 Tablet stays close to the S800 devices in the CPU tests, although the Linpack result is lower than expected.

Benchmark Pi

Lower is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    99
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    100
  • Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
    115
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    116
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800)
    126
  • LG G Pad 8.3
    131
  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    136
  • Transformer Pad TF701T
    137
  • LG Optimus G Pro
    147
  • Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
    211
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
    324
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
    351
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
    470
  • Samsung Galaxy 3 7.0
    483
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 Plus
    488

Linpack

Higher is better

  • LG G Flex
    1102
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    1081
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    1054
  • LG G2
    1054
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    1034
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    1010
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    1004
  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    843
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
    791
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    788
  • HTC One
    646
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
    413
  • LG Nexus 5
    393
  • HTC One mini
    320

Geekbench 3

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    2937
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    2867
  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    2754
  • Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
    2743
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    2706
  • Transformer Pad TF701T
    2665
  • LG G Pad 8.3
    1950
  • HTC One Max
    1899
  • HTC Butterfly
    1257

The tablet also performs well in compound benchmarks like AnTuTu 4 and Quadrant. The extra RAM doesn't seem to be of much help in benchmark tests, but it will make a difference for real-world usage if you run many memory-intensive apps. Although Android reduced its memory footprint with KitKat, apps will only be getting more and more elaborate with time, so having 3GB RAM is good future-proofing.

AnTuTu 4

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    34016
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800)
    33996
  • Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
    33198
  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    33178
  • Transformer Pad TF701T
    32991
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    32796
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    31109
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1
    24236
  • Sony Xperia Tablet Z
    20216
  • LG Optimus G Pro
    20056
  • Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
    19131
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
    17159
  • Google Nexus 10
    12695
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
    9070

Quadrant

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z1
    20388
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    20052
  • LG G2
    19815
  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    19175
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    18177
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800)
    17963
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    16769
  • LG Nexus 5
    8844

The extra GPU performance clearly shows in the off-screen GFXBench tests, especially the new Manhattan test.

GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (1080p off-screen)

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    27.5
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    26
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    26
  • Apple iPad Air
    25
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800)
    25
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    22
  • Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
    22
  • Transformer Pad TF701T
    21
  • Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
    15
  • LG G Pad 8.3
    15
  • Google Nexus 10
    13.9
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1
    7.0
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
    4.0

GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan (1080p off-screen)

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    11.7
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    9.7
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    9
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    8.9
  • LG Nexus 5
    8.5
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800)
    8.1
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    5.6
  • Galaxy Note 10.1 (Exynos)
    5.6

The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet has a 1,920 x 1,200 screen, that's almost half the number of pixels on a 2,560 x 1,600 tablet. This pushes the tablet's on-screen advantage further and the Sony beats the Galaxy Tab Pro's (which have the higher resolution screens and lower-clocked GPU) by more than double in the Manhattan on-screen test.

GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (on-screen)

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    27.4
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    27
  • Apple iPad Air
    21
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800)
    17
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    17
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    14
  • Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
    14

GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan (on-screen)

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    11.3
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    9.9
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (Exynos)
    5.6
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    5.0
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800)
    4.7
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    2.9
  • Galaxy Note 10.1 (Exynos)
    2.8

Those benchmarks show very low framerates because they are designed to be as heavy as possible rather than playable. Epic Citadel at Ultra quality shows how a game with all settings on high should perform.

Epic Citadel (Ultra quality)

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia Z1
    54.9
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    54.9
  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    51.1
  • LG G2
    51
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    48.5
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
    37.2
  • HTC One
    35.6
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    33.2
  • HTC Butterfly
    29.6
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    27.6

The Xperia Z2 Tablet has Chrome out of the box, the stock Android browser is not available. While desktop Chrome is a speed demon, the one on this tablet performs worse than Apple or Samsung's highly tuned browsers.

SunSpider

Lower is better

  • Apple iPad Air
    373
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    531
  • Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
    569
  • Transformer Pad TF701T
    606
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 (S800)
    607
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    651
  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    953
  • LG Optimus G Pro
    1011
  • Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
    1150
  • LG G Pad 8.3
    1190
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1
    1233
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
    1366
  • Google Nexus 7
    1703
  • new Apple iPad
    1722
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
    1891
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
    1953
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
    1992
  • Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
    2253
  • Huawei MediaPad
    2490

BrowserMark 2

Higher is better

  • Apple iPad Air
    3659
  • Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
    3138
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    3096
  • Transformer Pad TF701T
    3005
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
    2933
  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    2884
  • LG G Pad 8.3
    2664
  • Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
    2386
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1
    2363
  • HTC One
    2262
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
    2228
  • Sony Xperia Tablet Z
    2170
  • LG Optimus G Pro
    1801
  • Oppo Find 5
    1797
  • Google Nexus 10
    1773
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0
    1612
  • HTC Butterfly
    1475

Vellamo

Higher is better

  • Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
    2743
  • Transformer Pad TF701T
    3089
  • LG G Pad 8.3
    2505
  • Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos)
    2463
  • Samsung Galaxy Note II
    2418
  • HTC One
    2382
  • Sony Xperia Tablet Z
    2265
  • Samsung Galaxy S4
    2060
  • Google Nexus 10
    1929
  • HTC Butterfly
    1866
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1
    1777
  • Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
    1658
  • Samsung Galaxy S III
    1641
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
    1633
  • Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
    1597
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0
    1440

Sony has prioritized 3D performance with the Xperia Z2 Tablet and the results are excellent. The tablet has serious potential to be used as a gaming device, especially since it has Dualshock 3 controller support out of the box (more on that later).

In terms of overall performance, the Xperia Z2 Tablet is close to current flagship tablets, trading blows with them on the different tests.

Next Page » 6. Phonebook, loudspeaker, messaging, text input
5. Synthetic benchmarks
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, design and build quality, display
  3. 3. Display, battery life
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Synthetic benchmarks
  6. 6. Phonebook, loudspeaker, messaging, text input
  7. 7. Gallery, media players, radio, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser
  10. 10. Organizer and app, Maps and app stores
  11. 11. Conclusion
  12.  
  13. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet LTE specification
  14. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Wi-Fi specification
  15. Review comments (50)

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