Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia UL vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2013 September 2013 January 2014
Status Coming Soon - May 2013 Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - February 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White, Pink Black, White, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135 x 71 x 10.5 mm
(5.31 x 2.8 x 0.41 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
148.4 x 77.4 x 8.6 mm
(5.84 x 3.05 x 0.34 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 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 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 (LTE model) -
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display, Mobile Bravia Engine 2 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.77% 74.98% 72.61%
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 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor 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, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 70.4 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
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 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
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 2300 mAh 3200 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 480 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (LTE)
Up to 420 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 15 h 10 min Up to 21 h (3G) -