Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet S vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced August 2012 Feb 2013 September 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors Black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 239.8 x 174.4 x 8.8 mm
(9.44 x 6.87 x 0.35 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
Weight 570 g (20.11 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz) 270 g (9.52 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543
4G Network - LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.4 inches 10.1 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 64.75% 70.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge No Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G No HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
Up to 1100 h (2G)
Up to 1300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 10 h Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)