Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Asus ZenPad S 8.0 Z580CA vs Apple iPad Mini 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Asus Apple
Announced September 2014 June 2015 September 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - July 2015 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 16,490 ($242.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
203.2 x 134.5 x 6.6 mm
(8 x 5.3 x 0.26 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight 270 g (9.52 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503 - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3560 or Z3580 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 -
RAM 3 GB 2/4 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32/64 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.37% 72.52% 70.58%
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 Yes Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps No Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps No Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, LE 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/ac Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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) Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 4500 mAh 4000 mAh 5124 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) Up to 10 h (multimedia)