Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Dell Venue 8 7000 vs Asus ZenPad S 8.0 Z580CA

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Dell Asus
Announced September 2014 October 2014 June 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - July 2015
Price - Rs. 17,500 ($242.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,490 ($242.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
6 mm thick
(0.24 in thick)
203.2 x 134.5 x 6.6 mm
(8 x 5.3 x 0.26 in)
Weight 270 g (9.52 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 HSDPA N/A
4G Network LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3500 series Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3560 or Z3580
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6430
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2/4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16/32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine OLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.4 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.37% - 72.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Intel RealSense 3D Technology (2 X 720p Cameras) Yes
Video 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD 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 present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery - Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 4500 mAh 5900 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 1100 h (2G)
Up to 1300 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)
- Up to 8 h (multimedia)