Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact MGS vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2
| Type | A tablet | A tablet |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 213.40 x 123.60 x 6.40 mm | 214.70 x 127.60 x 9.90 mm |
| Weight | 270.00 g | 419.00 g |
| Display size | 8.00" | 8.00" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (8.00") 275 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 800 x 1280 px (8.00") 189 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| 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.) | 2G: 1940 h. (80.8 days) 3G: 1300 h. (54.2 days) 4G: 1100 h. (45.8 days) | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 4500 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 4450 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM memory | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 4.4 KitKat | Android 7.1 Nougat |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 | Samsung Exynos 7870 |
| Processor clock | 2500 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 330 | ARM Mali-T830 MP1 @700 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | |
| Announced | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2017 |
| Other names | SGP612JP MGS; Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Edition | SM-T395 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 1900 2100 | 850 900 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 | 8.1 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2.2 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | FF | 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 | 51.00 Mbit/s | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v4.2 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/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 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, SMTP, IMAP4 | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | ART |
| 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 | | |