Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Xiaomi
Announced June 2013 March 2015 November 2015
Status Available - July 2013 Available - May 2015 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black/Silver Dark grey, Champagne gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
200.4 x 132.6 x 7 mm
(7.89 x 5.22 x 0.28 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz) 322 g (11.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA N/A
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
- -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS/ Optional Windows 10 (64 GB model)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.24 GHz, Intel Atom X5-Z8500
GPU Adreno 330 - Intel HD Graphics
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.44 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.15% 69.00% 72.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes No
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.1
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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 4200 mAh 6190 mAh
Stand by Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
- Up to 649 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
- Up to 12 h 30 min (multimedia)