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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 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 |
| 23.35 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 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
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a bit better than Apple iPad 3, getting a global score of 71.3 against 71.1. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a much newer tablet, and it is also incredibly lighter and incredibly thinner than Apple iPad 3. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with Android 4.4 operating system, and Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a better CPU than Apple iPad 3, because it has a graphics processing unit, a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a little more vivid display than Apple iPad 3, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1200 resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater display density.
IPad 3 counts with a greater storage for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage. IPad 3 has a superior battery duration than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
Apple iPad 3 features just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, although it has a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a lot worse resolution back camera, they both have a same size camera aperture.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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