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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a 71.3 score against 70.4. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 operating system, and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a really superior hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a lot better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a lot larger diafragm aperture and a back camera with much more MP.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much bigger memory for applications and games than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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