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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Sony |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-11-06 | 2014-09-03 |
| 8.58 x 5.00 x 0.34 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.35 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4420mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a score of 71.3, which is way better than the Acer Predator 8's 57.7 score. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an older tablet than Acer Predator 8, but Sony could make it incredibly lighter and thinner. Both tablets in our current comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has an older 4.4 version and Acer Predator 8 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a much better screen than Acer Predator 8. Both have a display of the same size, the same resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and the same pixels density. The Acer Predator 8 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB, the Acer Predator 8 also has 16 GB more internal storage.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a faster CPU than Acer Predator 8, and although they both have 4 cores, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has 1 GB more RAM and an extra graphics processor. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact captures way better videos and photos than Acer Predator 8, because it has a much more mega-pixels back camera.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's battery life is just as good as the battery lifetime in Acer Predator 8, although the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a 2% larger battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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