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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Microsoft |
| Android 4.4 | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2014-09-03 | 2015-10-06 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.99 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 23 |
| 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 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| 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 | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a score of 75.1, which is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's 71.3 general score. Even though Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is newer than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, it is much heavier and extremely thicker. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro operating system, while Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with Android 4.4 operating system.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a very superior processor than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a higher number of faster cores. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a little bit better display than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a really smaller screen and a way worse 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite better pixels density.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact shoots much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a camera with more megapixels.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet.
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