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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-09-03 | -- |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 9.52 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is much better than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), having a 71.3 score against 60.9. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact works with Android 4.4 OS, and iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much faster processor than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores and 5 GB less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a much bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a back camera with a lot better 12 megapixels resolution.
The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a really longer battery life than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen).
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