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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2025-03-12 | 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
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has an overall score of 71.3, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s global score of 69.6. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 OS, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much more vibrant screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better camera than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a back facing camera with way more megapixels, a way higher (4K) video definition and a way larger aperture to take better low-light captures and video. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity.
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