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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.6 |
| 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 | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 10 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with a 72.3 score against 71.3. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with Android 4.4 operating system. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a just a little thinner but a lot heavier tablet than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much better performing CPU than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with just a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lot worse 1920 x 1200 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher count of pixels per inch of display.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) captures clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a way bigger aperture to take better low light photos and videos and a back-facing camera with a lot better 12 megapixels resolution. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much greater memory for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much better battery performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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