Apple iPad mini 3 vs Sony Xperia Z3+
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Sony |
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | May 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2014 | Available - June 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold | White, black, copper, aqua green |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in) |
146 x 72 x 6.9 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | |
| 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) | - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 7.9 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.76% | 70.79% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 8.1 | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] | Adreno 430 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/64/128 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] | 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) | Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] | 5.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6470 mAh | 2930 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 580 h (2G) Up to 590 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | Up to 12 h (2G) Up to 17 h (3G) |