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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2014-09-03 | 2017-11-01 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 520.00 |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a score of 71.3, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab Active 2's 70 overall score. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an noticeably older tablet device than Galaxy Tab Active 2, but it is much thinner and incredibly lighter anyway. These tablets come with Android operating system, but Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has an older 4.4 version while Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a way better resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a better number of pixels per inch of screen. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 3 GB of RAM, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Galaxy Tab Active 2's camera is just as good as the camera in Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, although the Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a back-facing camera with less mega pixels resolution and a lower (Full HD) video resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has more storage to install games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact and the Galaxy Tab Active 2 feature incredibly similar batteries performance, although the Galaxy Tab Active 2 has 4450mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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