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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 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 |
| 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
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a score of 71.3, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s global score of 70.4. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with Android 4.4 operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a really superior hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and 5 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior battery duration than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a lot bigger aperture, a way better 12 mega pixels resolution back camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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