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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 9.52 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a little bit better than the Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a 71.3 score against 70.4. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 OS, while Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much better performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less processing cores , it also counts with an extra GPU.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a way better display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better memory capacity for applications and games than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity instead of 4500mAh. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video definition, a camera with much more megapixels and a way bigger aperture to take better low-light images.
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