HTC Nexus 9 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
| Type | Tablet Phone | A tablet |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm | 213.40 x 123.60 x 6.40 mm |
| Weight | 436.00 g | 270.00 g |
| Display size | 8.90" | 8.00" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 x 2048 px (8.90") 288 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1200 x 1920 px (8.00") 283 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | | 2G: 1140 min. (19.0 h) 3G: 1940 min. (32.3 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 4G: 720 h. (30.0 days) | 2G: 1940 h. (80.8 days) 3G: 1300 h. (54.2 days) 4G: 1100 h. (45.8 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | Video: 9,5 h (0.4 days) | nd |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 9,5 h (0.4 days) 4G: 8,5 h (0.3 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 6700 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 4500 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB, 32 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards | |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 4.4 KitKat |
| Processor | Nvidia Tegra K1 Denver | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
| Processor clock | 2300 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| GPU | Nvidia GK20A Kepler @950 MHz | Adreno 330 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 4Q 2014 | 3Q 2014 |
| Other names | Volantis | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 700 TDD LTE: 2300 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 8.1 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | - | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 1.6 Mpx | 2.2 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | - | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.1 | v4.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n/ac | v802.11 b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, SMTP, IMAP4 |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 2 | |
| Audio Jack | | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |