Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2014-09-03 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 much better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), getting a score of 71.3 against 62.2. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an notably older portable tablet than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), but Sony was able to build it extremely lighter and thinner anyway. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 operating system, and Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better pixels count in each screen inch. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has more memory for applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a really superior processing power than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) features a much better camera than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, although it has a lesser megapixels back facing camera and a worse (Full HD) video definition, they both have a same size diafragm aperture.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a very superior battery performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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