Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Microsoft Surface

Sony Xperia Tablet Z
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Microsoft Surface
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Microsoft
Announced Feb 2013 October 2012
Status Available - May 2013 Released - November 2012
Colors Black, White Dark Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
Weight 495 g (17.46 oz) 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800
4G Network LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows RT
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 10.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.75% 65.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 1.2 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps No
Edge Up to 296 kbps No
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL -
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 6000 mAh 31.5 Wh
Stand by Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
Up to 360 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 8 h