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Asus Padfone vs Sony Xperia Z

General Info

Manufacturer
Asus Sony
Announced
February 2012 January 2013
Status
Available - July 2012 Released - February 2013
Colors
Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128 x 65.4 x 9.2 mm
(5.04 x 2.57 x 0.36 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight
129 g (4.55 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.96% 69.70%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1520 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by
Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 15 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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