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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2022-03-18 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) is better than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with an 81.4 score against 71.3. IPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact works with Android 4.4 OS. IPad Air (2022)'s body is way newer and a bit thinner, but also noticeably heavier than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.
The iPad Air (2022) counts with just a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and 5 GB more RAM memory. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a little bit better looking display than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a way worse 1920 x 1200 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher screen density.
IPad Air (2022) takes a bit better photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher 12 MP resolution and a way larger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and video. IPad Air (2022) counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a superior battery performance than iPad Air (2022).
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