Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Apple
Announced June 2013 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple Yellow, white, black, red 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)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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
- -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.44 inches 6.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.15% 71.44% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL 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, EDR
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 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 - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity 3050 mAh 3400 mAh -
Stand by Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)