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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2020) is a little bit better than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, getting a score of 71.7 against 71.3. Even though the Apple iPad Air (2020) is way heavier than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, it's a bit thinner and much newer. Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with Android 4.4 OS.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1200px, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch. The iPad Air (2020) counts with more memory for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air (2020) features a little bit better processing power than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a 64-bit processing unit. IPad Air (2020) takes a lot better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a much bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a camera with way more mega-pixels and a lot better video resolution.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a much better battery performance than iPad Air (2020).
Although iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy iPad Air (2020), but if you don't you can save some money and get the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, giving up a couple features and specs.
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