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| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-02-23 | 2014-09-03 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 155.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 6.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M1, having a general score of 71.3 against 61.5. Even when Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact and the Huawei MediaPad M1 were released only a couple of months apart, Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is thinner and lighter. Both devices in this review use Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a newer 4.4 version and Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a brighter screen than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a better pixels density and a much better 1920 x 1200 resolution. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has 8 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a more powerful CPU than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have 4 cores, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a larger amount of RAM memory and an extra graphics processor. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a much better resolution camera.
Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 7% greater battery size.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a lot more expensive than Huawei MediaPad M1, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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