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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2014-09-03 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | $ 499.99 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with a 79 score against 71.3. Galaxy Tab Active 3's body is a lot newer, but extremely heavier and thicker than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Both devices in this comparison review include Android OS, but Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a newer 10 version and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 version, providing a couple additional features.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much better display than Galaxy Tab Active 3. Both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, a screen with the same size and the same quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera with lot more megapixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has just a little better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 12 percent more battery size.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also the cheapest.
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