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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4 | Windows |
| 2014-09-03 | -- |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 10.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.05 |
| 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 | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is way better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, getting a 71.3 score against 58.7. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact comes with Android 4.4 OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows OS. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a incredibly lighter and extremely thinner tablet than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a much sharper screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a way smaller screen and a way worse 1920 x 1200 resolution, it also counts with a little greater display density. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a really superior hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores and an additional graphics processor.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a very superior memory for games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a worse 8.1 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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