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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 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 |
| 21.76 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 283 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 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 | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 10.08 | 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
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), getting a global score of 71.3 against 70.4. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact works with Android 4.4 OS, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a lot better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much powerful processor than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a greater camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a lot bigger camera aperture for better low light images and video, a way higher 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a way better video quality.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 116 percent bigger battery size.
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