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The colors have a small blue cast and are slightly pale, which is particularly apparent in the environment picture (scene 3). You can see a slight overexposure of the fruit (scene 1), which swallows up some details. The pictures are quite decent in the daylight.
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Luckily the automatic mode can use the full resolution. Still, the pictures in bad lighting conditions are comparatively good, even though the details are slightly frayed. Considering that an assisting light or flash is not available, we would have liked to see a higher sensitivity.
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The light sensitivity can be manually adjusted up to ISO 1,600. The resolution drops to 6 megapixels (3264x1836 pixels) if you want to take a picture in the screen ratio 16:9. The camera at the back has a much higher resolution of up to 8 megapixels (3264x2448 pixels, 4:3). It does capture a lot of light, but the pictures suffer from a lot of picture noise.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a 2 megapixels sensor at the front (1920x1080 pixels, 16:9), which can be used for video calls. Sony has put them all on a small film, that can be pulled out from underneath the Nano SIM slot. There are no unsightly article information on the tablet. If you do not want to open the cover every time you charge the tablet, you should use the optional charging station that uses the two contacts of the docking port. All the ports except for the stereo jack have covers to protect them against the water. It is good that the responsiveness of the touchscreen is limited under water, so you can use it for underwater pictures. Our tablet did not have any issues with a test bath.
The latter is limited to a depth of 1.5 meters (~5 ft) and a duration of 30 minutes. The IP certification includes the protection against damaging amounts of dust as well as hose water or the continuous submerging in fresh water. The stereo jack is slightly protruding from the case, but it is not a problem. The battery is fixed inside the case and cannot be replaced. The gaps of the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact are quite small and very even. You do not need a lot of force for the slim frame, but this usually would not be a problem when you use the tablet. The pressure resistance is decent, but heavy force on the back quickly results in picture distortions on the panel.
However, it does return to its original shape. Because of the slim construction, it is relatively easy to twist the tablet and it also creates creaking sounds. The back is slightly roughened so you have a good grip. The manufacturer primarily uses plastic for the tablet, but the frame is partly made of aluminum and the display is protected by mineral glass, which is supposed to be more scratch resistant. The significantly smaller MediaPad X1 only weighs 239 grams (~8.4 ounce). The iPad Mini 3 (331g ~12 ounce) is also noticeably heavier and is the only device within the comparison that has a smaller display as well as a heavier weight. The Tab S 8.4 (301g ~11 ounce) is slightly heavier, the Nexus 9 (422g ~15 ounce) on the other hand weighs much more. It also weighs just 270 grams (~9.5 ounce). Just like the larger Xperia Z2 Tablet, the review device is extremely slim with just 6.4 millimeters (~0.25 inches). However, retailers should also offer all the other versions in white. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is mainly available in black, only the cheapest version (16 GB, Wi-Fi only) is also available in white in the Sony store. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (starting at 379 Euros ~$452) on the other hand, uses a heavily customized version of Android. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (starting at 299 Euros ~$356) and the HTC Google Nexus 9 (starting at 399 Euros ~$476) use Google's operating system.
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The rivals are in the same price range and also use high-end hardware, only the Apple iPad Mini 3 (starting at 389 Euros ~$464) did not get a hardware upgrade this year. The two Wi-Fi models are available with 16 or 32 GB flash storage (379 and 429 Euros ~$452 and ~$512, respectively), the LTE model (479 Euros ~$571) on the other hand, only has 16 GB, which is also our review device. The IP certification, which is typical for Sony devices by now, also applies to this tablet and assigns it as waterproof as well as dust-resistant. The display has 1920x1080 pixels, very rich colors and a high contrast. As well as a fast Snapdragon 801, you get a generous 3 GB of RAM. Both the features and the price are in the high-end segment. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is Sony's first 8-inch tablet and it is already a really good product. For the original German review, see here.