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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2014-09-03 |
| -- | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 283 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 8.72 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is slightly better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), having a general score of 71.3 against 69.6. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with Android 4.4 OS, and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with an incredibly better looking display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features much more storage for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a much greater performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a way larger camera aperture to take better photos and video in low-light situations, a lot better 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back and a lot better (4K) video definition. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 69% larger battery size.
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