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Apple iPad 3
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 66 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-03-07 | 2014-09-03 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 23.00 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 675.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 11.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is slightly better than iPad 3, with a overall score of 71.3 against 66. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with Android 4.4 operating system, while iPad 3 has iOS 7.x operating system. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a newer tablet, and it is also way thinner and incredibly lighter than the iPad 3.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a better performing processor than iPad 3, because it has a higher amount of RAM, a graphics processing unit and a larger number of cores. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a bit more vivid screen than iPad 3, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1200px, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch.
Apple iPad 3 has a little bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, although it has a worse (Full HD) video resolution and a way lower resolution camera in the back, they both have a F2.4 camera aperture. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 3, because although it has just 16 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 128 GB.
The Apple iPad 3 has a much longer battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 11560mAh battery capacity.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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