Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet vs Asus Memo Pad 8 ME581CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Asus
Announced June 2013 Feb 2014 June 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White White, Pink, 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)
172 x 266 x 6.4 mm
(6.77 x 10.47 x 0.25 in)
213 x 123 x 7.5 mm
(8.39 x 4.84 x 0.3 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 439 g (15.49 oz) 299 g (10.55 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 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
IPX5/IPX8 (waterproof) & IP5X (dust resistant) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm APQ8074+MSM8974AB Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.44 inches 10.1 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.15% 64.75% 70.84%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [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, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB No
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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15.2 Wh)
Capacity 3050 mAh - -
Stand by Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
- Up to 9 h (multimedia)