Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
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At a glance
CPUQuad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
RAM3 GB RAM
Storage16 GB
DisplayTFT LCD, 8.0 inches
Camera8.1 MP, autofocus, check quality
OSAndroid OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
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Specifications
Release & Availability
- Device type
- Tablet
- Model / variant
- Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
- Announced
- 01-09-2014
- First released
- 01-11-2014
- Availability
- Available
Design & Durability
- Type
- Bar
- Dimensions
- 213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm (8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
- Weight
- 270 g (9.52 oz)
- Water & dust resistance
- IP68 certified - dust tight and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Colours
- Black, White
Display
- Display Type
- TFT LCD
- Screen size
- 8.0 inches
- Resolution
- 1200 x 1920 pixels
- Display Colors
- 16M colors
- Pixel Density
- 283 ppi pixel density
- Touch input
- capacitive touchscreen
- Screen protection
- Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- Display features
- Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Performance & Storage
- Chipset
- Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
- CPU
- Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
- GPU
- Adreno 330
- RAM
- 3 GB RAM
- Internal storage
- 16 GB
- Expandable storage
- microSD, up to 128 GB
- Sensors
- Accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Camera
- Primary
- 8.1 MP, autofocus, check quality
- Image
- 3264 x 2448 pixels,
- Video
- 1080p@30fps, check quality
- Camera Features
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- Secondary
- 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps
Software
- Operating system
- Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
- Java Support
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Yes
- Youtube
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth
- v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- Yes
- USB
- microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
- GPS
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- NFC
- Yes
Battery & Charging
- Battery Type
- Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
- Battery capacity
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
- Battery placement
- Fixed
- Standby
- Up to 1100 h (2G) / Up to 1300 h (3G)
- Talk Time
- Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 23 h (3G)
- Music Play
- Up to 170 h
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