Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs HP Pro Slate 8 vs Apple iPad Mini 4

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	HP	Apple
Announced
September 2014	January 2015	September 2015
Status
Available - November 2014	Available - January 2015	Available - September 2015
Price
-	Rs. 11,989 ($176.31) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White	Gray	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)	207 x 137 x 8 mm (8.15 x 5.39 x 0.31 in)	203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm (8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight
270 g (9.52 oz)	350 g (12.35 oz)	299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543	HSDPA 2100	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	SMS, MMS, 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)

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)	Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)	iOS 9
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801	Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800	Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8
GPU
Adreno 330	-	-
RAM
3 GB	2 GB	1 GB
Internal Memory
16 GB	16/32 GB	16/64/128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB	microSD, up to 32 GB	No

Type
TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen	LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
8.0 inches	7.86 inches	7.9 inches
Resolution
1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)	1536 x 2048 pixels (326 ppi)	1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.37%	67.34%	70.58%
Multi-Touch

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	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR	Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video
1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps	2 MP, 1080p@30fps	1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Yes	Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSPA	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	v4.0, A2DP, 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	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 (SlimPort)	v2.0, reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5	HTML5 (Safari)

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery	Non-removable Li-Po battery (21 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity
4500 mAh	5680 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 10 h (multimedia)