Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Lenovo A706

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Lenovo
Announced Feb 2013 June 2013 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple Black, White/Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
Weight 495 g (17.46 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 Adreno 203
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 6.44 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.75% 69.15% 59.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 3050 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)