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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Sony |
| Windows 10 | Android 4.4 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2014-09-03 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 367.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 6.49 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Go, having a score of 71.3 against 66.5. Even though the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is notably older than Microsoft Surface Go, it's design is a lot thinner and notably lighter. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact works with Android 4.4 OS, and Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 OS.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a lot better display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher display density and a bit higher resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a better performing processor than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores and an additional graphics processing unit.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact shoots much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a back facing camera with a higher resolution. Microsoft Surface Go features a much greater memory for applications and games than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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