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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2016-03-31 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch is much better than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with an 80 score against 71.3. Even though the iPad Pro 9.7-inch is way heavier than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, it's just a little bit thinner and newer. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a sharper screen than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1200 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a bit better CPU than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has an extra graphics processor, more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a superior memory to install games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
IPad Pro 9.7-inch takes much better photographs and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited situations, a camera with a lot higher 12 mega-pixels resolution and a lot higher (4K) video quality. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a superior battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 7306mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch costs more than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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