Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2014 | July 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Coming Soon - July 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm (8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in) |
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 270 g (9.52 oz) | 487 g (17.18 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 | N/A |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503 | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes | - S Pen Stylus |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | No |
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | No |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | No |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X | v4.1, A2DP |
| 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4500 mAh | 6000 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 15 h (Wi-Fi) Up to 14 h (Video Playback Up to 178 h (Audio Playback) |