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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4 | Android 14 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2024-09-16 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Black and White | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has an overall score of 71.3, which is much better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's 61.1 score. Both tablets in our current comparison use Android operating system, but Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has 4.4 version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's design is much lighter than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, although it's a little bit thicker and was released 10 years before.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a just a little more pixels per display inch, a way higher resolution of 1920 x 3000 pixels and a lot bigger screen. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a superior storage for apps and games than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much greater hardware performance than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has 9 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with more processing cores and an extra graphics co-processor. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a much better battery life than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and a much better resolution back camera.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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