Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) vs Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced Feb 2013 September 2013 Feb 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
172 x 266 x 6.4 mm
(6.77 x 10.47 x 0.25 in)
Weight 495 g (17.46 oz) 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) 439 g (15.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800
4G Network LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IPX5/IPX8 (waterproof) & IP5X (dust resistant)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm APQ8074+MSM8974AB
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.75% 70.94% 64.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; 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 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 8220 mAh -
Stand by Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
Up to 2230 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)
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