Sony may not be everyone's first choice when tablet shopping, but the company does have some great tablets such as the "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" and the "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet". These two models are released one year apart and both come with competitive specs. Let's see how these two Sony Xperia tablets differ from each other:
"Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" vs "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE" Dimensions, Display
The "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" measures 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches while the "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet" measures 10.0 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches. It's quite clear that if you want your tablet big, the Z4 tab is the best pick. Both devices use nano sims, and both are IP68 certified to be dust and water resistant (1 meter and 30 minutes).
For the display, the "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" has an 8 inch TFT LCD capacitive 8 inch screen with 1200 x 1290 pixel resolution or 283 ppi. The "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet" on the other hand comes with a 10.11 inches IPS LCD capacitive screen with 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution or 299 ppi. The "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" is said to be protected by shatter proof glass and oleophobic coating while the "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet" has a scratch resistant glass and oleophobic coating.
"Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" vs "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE" Platform, Memory
Both tabs are planned to get an Android Marshmallow update, but from the box, the "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" runs KitKat and the "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet" runs Lollipop. The "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" is powered by Snapdragon 801 with quadcore 2.5 GHz Krait 400 CPU and Adreno 330 GPU.The Z4 tablet on the other hand is powered by Snapdragon 810 with a CPU of Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57 and a GPU of Adreno 430.
The Z3 tablet comes with 16 GB internal storage, 128 GB microSD capacity, and 3 GB RAM. The "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet" on the other hand comes with 32 GB internal storage and the same microSD capacity of 128 GB and RAM size of 3 GB.
"Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" vs "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE" Cameras, Battery
Both tablets have an 8.1 MP rear camera with autofocus. However, the Z3 tablet's front cam has a lower MP compared to the Z4's. The "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet" has a 5.1 MP front camera while the "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" only has a 2.2 MP front camera.
The Z3 tablet comes with a Li Ion 4500 mAh battery while the Z4 tablet has a Li Po 6000 mAh battery. As for the battery life, the only info our source has provided is that the "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" can last up to 170 hours of music play. The "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet" on the other hand, was said to have a 105 hours endurance rating. Take note that the form of measurements used to refer to the battery lives of the two devices are different.
"Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" vs "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE" Features, Colors
Both tabs have LTE connections, Wi Fi hotspot functionality, Bluetooth connectivity, and FM radio with RDS. Alongside the typical features such as the accelerometer, gyro, compass, and barometer sensors that the two tablets have, the "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" boasts of its Quick Charge 2.0 function that allows for fast battery charging of 60% in 30 minutes.
For the colors, both the "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" and the "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet" only come in the colors of black and white.
Conclusions
Both devices have good things to offer. However, it's worth noting that the Z4 tablet is way pricier than the Z3. The "Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet" costs around 600 Euro while the "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" is only at around 380 Euro.Being priced higher, the Z4 tablet has a bigger and better display, better front cam, and a bigger internal storage. The "Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact" on the other hand is also a pretty smart buy as it's specs aren't so bad as well, plus, it comes with the Quick Charge 2.0 function.
