Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE vs Google Nexus 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung HTC
Announced September 2013 June 2014 October 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - July 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Black Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand
Form Factor Candybar Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 850 / 2100
LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)
Fingerprint Sensor Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 8.4 inches 8.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 76.71% 69.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4900 mAh 6700 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
- Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
- Up to 9 h 30 min