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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-09-03 | 2015-07-16 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.38 |
| 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 | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a general score of 71.3, which is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M2's overall score of 65.5. These devices work with Android OS, but Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has 4.4 version while Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact construction is lighter and thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M2, even though it was released only 11 months before.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features just a little better performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with a graphics co-processor. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a bit sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both of them have a same size screen, the same pixel density and the same resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a more mega pixels back facing camera. Huawei MediaPad M2 features a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has 32 GB internal storage.
Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a little longer battery duration than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity.
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