Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) vs Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet vs Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Sony
Announced September 2013 Feb 2014 September 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
172 x 266 x 6.4 mm
(6.77 x 10.47 x 0.25 in)
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
Weight 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) 439 g (15.49 oz) 270 g (9.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IPX5/IPX8 (waterproof) & IP5X (dust resistant) IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 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 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm APQ8074+MSM8974AB Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.94% 64.75% 70.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; 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
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 8220 mAh - 4500 mAh
Stand by Up to 2230 h - Up to 1100 h (2G)
Up to 1300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)
- Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)