Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Alcatel |
| Android 4.4 | Windows 10 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2017-02-27 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 11.18 x 6.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 21.13 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Intel Celeron N3350 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | Dual-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel HD 500 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 0.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a lot better than Alcatel PLUS 12, having a 71.3 score against 58.9. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an older tablet than the Alcatel PLUS 12, but Sony could make it somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with Android 4.4 OS, and Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with Windows 10 OS.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with an incredibly better looking display than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better screen pixels density and a quite better 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a little faster CPU than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and a graphics co-processor.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a lot better camera than Alcatel PLUS 12. The Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Alcatel PLUS 12 also has 64 GB internal memory.
The Alcatel PLUS 12 features a much better battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 6900mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.