Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Apple iPad mini 3
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Announced | |
| September 2014 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - October 2014 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm (8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in) |
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 270 g (9.52 oz) | 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 | 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 | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes | - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) |
Display
| Type | |
| TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine | LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 8.0 inches [Similar] | 7.9 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) | 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 70.37% | 71.76% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | iOS 8.1 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16/64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X | v4.0, A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host | v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 4500 mAh | 6470 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 10 h (multimedia) |