Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

general General Info
Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2013 September 2013 August 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Pink Black, white, gold, silver, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in) 		151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in) 		132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 115 g (4.06 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 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes		 S Pen stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS
OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 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 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 (LTE model) Mali-T628 MP6
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display
Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.44 inches 5.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.15% 74.98% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

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

camera Camera
Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.1 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, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi 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/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory
Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 3200 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)		 Up to 420 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)		 Up to 21 h (3G) -

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