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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| HarmonyOS | Android 4.4 |
| 2021-07-06 | 2014-09-03 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 240 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.81 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 10.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is slightly better than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, having a overall score of 76.3 against 71.3. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 comes with HarmonyOS OS, and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 OS. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6's body is much newer than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's, but it is just a little thicker and noticeably heavier.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a brighter display than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has a really smaller screen and a much lower resolution of 1920 x 1200, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a little better hardware performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a lot bigger camera aperture for better low light images and video, a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 10050mAh battery size.
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