Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2014-09-03 | 2017-10-10 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), having a general score of 71.3 against 65.7. Both tablets in this comparison work with Android operating system, but Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has 4.4 version while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an notably older tablet device than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), but Sony managed to build it extremely lighter and noticeably thinner.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have a same size screen, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a greater screen density and a way higher 1920 x 1200px resolution. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a better storage for games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has 1 GB more RAM and an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) takes much better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has a lesser megapixels back camera and a lower 1920x1080 video resolution, it also counts with a much bigger aperture.
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