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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2016-09-29 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a bit better than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with a global score of 71.5 against 71.3. The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a noticeably newer portable tablet than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, but it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has just a bit better display than Huawei MediaPad M3, although it has a just a little worse screen pixel density, a bit smaller display and a way lower 1920 x 1200 resolution.
Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has 48 GB more internal storage. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Huawei MediaPad M3 has a little better battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 5100mAh battery capacity. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a more mega pixels camera.
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