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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 57.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Verizon |
| Android 4.4 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-09-03 | 2016-11-10 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 250.00 |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 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 | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a lot better than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, getting a 71.3 score against 57.6. Both devices in our current comparison have Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has an older 4.4 version while Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is an extremely older device than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, but Sony was able to make it a lot lighter and thinner anyway.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features just a little better performance than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also counts with a GPU. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a more vivid display than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD. They have the same pixels density, a same size display and the same exact 1920 x 1200 resolution.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a better camera than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a lesser mega-pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better photography in low light environments. The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has as much memory for games and applications as the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB and exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity.
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a little longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 5100mAh battery size.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is also cheaper than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, making it easy to pick between these tablets.
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