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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-02-24 | 2015-05-01 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z2 Tablet is a bit better than Microsoft Surface 3, with a 69.8 score against 66.3. Xperia Z2 Tablet's construction is notably lighter and much thinner than the Microsoft Surface 3, despite of the fact that it was released a little bit over a year before. Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a little bit worse 1200 x 1920px resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have 4 CPU cores, the Xperia Z2 Tablet also counts with an additional GPU. Xperia Z2 Tablet features just a bit better camera than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xperia Z2 Tablet also has a camera in the back with more mega-pixels.
The Microsoft Surface 3 features a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 3.
Xperia Z2 Tablet is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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