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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2016-08-31 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a little bit better than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, getting a overall score of 71.3 against 65.2. Despite of the fact that the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is older than the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, it's body is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a more vivid display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater screen pixels density.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a little faster processor than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has lesser cpu cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has better battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 5900mAh of battery capacity. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M features a camera that is very similar to the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact one, although the Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a lower 8 megapixels resolution camera and a worse 1920x1080 video definition.
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