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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2014-09-03 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 6.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a global score of 71.5, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's overall score of 71.3. Huawei MediaPad M3 is a extremely newer tablet than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a bit faster CPU than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has 4 lesser processing cores (although faster) and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a bit better display than Huawei MediaPad M3, although it has a just a little less pixels per display inch, a little bit smaller display and a way worse 1920 x 1200 resolution. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with much more storage to install applications and games than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has more internal memory.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact takes much better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a camera in the back with a higher resolution. The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a little better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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