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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2015-05-01 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.55 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface 3, having a general score of 71.3 against 66.3. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact design is way lighter and incredibly thinner than Microsoft Surface 3, even when they were only released with a few months difference. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display.
The Microsoft Surface 3 has a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have 4 cores, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface 3. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a better camera than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a camera in the back with more mega-pixels.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes it an easy decision.
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