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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2021-09-24 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a bit better than iPad mini (6th Gen), with a 71.3 score against 65. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with Android 4.4 OS, and iPad mini (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's body has the same thickness than the iPad mini (6th Gen), but it's just a little bit lighter.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a bit better screen than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a quite smaller display, a quite lower 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution and a just a bit lower display pixels density. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a lot better processing power than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
IPad mini (6th Gen) takes much better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a way bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and videos, a back camera with lot more MP and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with just a little better battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 5078mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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