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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | HarmonyOS |
| 2014-09-03 | 2021-07-06 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| Black and White | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a bit better than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, getting a 76.3 score against 71.3. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 design is way newer, but just a bit thicker and notably heavier than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with HarmonyOS OS, while Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with Android 4.4 OS.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a more vivid display than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a little better hardware performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video definition, a way larger aperture for better low light captures and videos and a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
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