Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend Mate vs Acer Liquid S1 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Acer Sony
Announced January 2013 June 2013 June 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Crystal Black, Pure White Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.37 x 0.39 in)
- 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex A-7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU - PowerVR SGX 544MP Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 5.7 inches 6.44 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.06% - 69.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto-focus, Geo tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 2400 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 216 h - Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)