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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2011-08-28 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | -- |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a lot better than the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, having a general score of 71.3 against 58.8. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a way newer device, and it is also notably lighter and thinner than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. These devices use Android OS, but the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a more recent 4.4 version while Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has Android 4.0, so it provides you a lot of extra features.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher pixels quantity per inch in the display and a way higher 1920 x 1200 resolution. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has an additional GPU and more processing cores. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a way better camera than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a way better (Full HD) video resolution and a camera with a way better resolution.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 36% more battery size.
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