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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2020-09-28 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an overall score of 79, which is better than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's 71.3 overall score. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has 10 version while Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4, so it gives a lot of extra features and better performance. Galaxy Tab Active 3's design is notably newer, but notably thicker and much heavier than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a bit better processor than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores (and faster). The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3. Both of them have a screen of the same size, the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a greater pixels count in each inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 5050mAh battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 shoots better videos and photos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a much higher 13 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a much higher (4K) video definition.
Although Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Galaxy Tab Active 3, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, letting go a couple specifications.
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