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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4 | Windows 10 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2019-10-23 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Black and White | Matte Black and Platinum |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 5.00 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 | -- |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, getting a 71.3 score against 66.9. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact works with Android 4.4 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has Windows 10 OS. Despite of the fact that the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is extremely older than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, it's design is a lot thinner and notably lighter.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a little better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores and an extra GPU. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a way lower 1920 x 1200px resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better count of pixels per inch of display.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a higher resolution camera in the back. Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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