Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Dell Venue 8 7000 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Dell Samsung
Announced September 2014 October 2014 March 2016
Status Available - November 2014 Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - March 2016
Price - Rs. 17,500 ($242.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black Pearl White, Metallic Black
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)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
Weight 270 g (9.52 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503 - LTE
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, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3500 series Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 Adreno 306
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine OLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.4 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.37% - 69.63%
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 5 MP
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) Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA+ HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X Yes v4.0, A2DP
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 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
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-Ion Battery
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 11 h (multimedia)