Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4 | Android 12, 11 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2021-09-23 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 3.78 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 8720mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is much better than the Xiaomi pad 5, getting a 71.3 score against 57.7. Both tablets we are comparing here use Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has 4.4 version and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12 version. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's construction is noticeably lighter and a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi pad 5, even though it was released 7 years before.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a really superior hardware performance than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 3 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a much sharper display than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a way worse 1920 x 1200 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels in each display inch.
Xiaomi pad 5 features a way better camera than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a way better 13 mega pixels resolution back camera and a bigger aperture. The Xiaomi pad 5 has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has an 8720mAh battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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