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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2018-11-07 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 22.26 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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 | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a global score of 81.1, which is much better than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's global score of 71.3. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a newer and just a little thinner portable tablet than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, but it is also way heavier. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because although it has a really smaller screen and a lot worse 1920 x 1200 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a bit better processing power than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a very superior camera than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a back facing camera with a much better resolution, a lot higher (4K) video quality and a much larger aperture for better low light photography.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a much longer battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 9720mAh battery capacity against 4500mAh.
Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a better device, it is way more expensive than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), but if you don't you can save some money and buy the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, letting go some specs and features.
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