Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Microsoft Surface 2 vs Apple iPad Air

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Microsoft Apple
Announced June 2013 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple Dark Titanium Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 - LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU Adreno 330 ULP GeForce (72 cores) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.44 inches 10.6 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.15% 65.28% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps No Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps No Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 3050 mAh - -
Stand by Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
- Up to 10 h (multimedia)