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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 | -- |
| $ 499.99 | $ 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
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is better than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with a 79 score against 71.3. Although Galaxy Tab Active 3 is notably newer than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, it's extremely thicker and much heavier. Both tablets in this review use Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a more recent 10 version while Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 version, so it gives you a couple nice extra features.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a bit better processor than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a sharper display than Galaxy Tab Active 3. Both of them have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a screen with the same size.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a better camera than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a lot higher 13 mega pixels resolution back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much better memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 48 GB more internal memory and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has just a bit better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 5050mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, which makes it an easy decision.
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