Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Asus Fonepad 7 2014 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Asus Samsung
Announced January 2013 May 2014 June 2014
Status Released - February 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Red, Blue (Dual SIM)/ White (Single SIM) White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
192 x 110 x 10.7 mm
(7.56 x 4.33 x 0.42 in)
212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 290 g (10.23 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4/8 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 7.0 inches 8.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 64.94% 76.71%
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 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 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, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4/8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh - 4900 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 619 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 30 h (3G) -