Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Asus Transformer Prime TF201

Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
Asus Transformer Prime TF201
asus transformer prime tf201
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Asus
Announced January 2013 October 2011
Status Released - February 2013 Available - December 2011
Colors Black, White, Purple Amethyst Gray, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
263 x 180.8 x 8.3 mm
(10.35 x 7.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 586 g (20.67 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
N/A
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super IPS+ LCD
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 62.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps No
Edge Up to 296 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (25 Wh)
Capacity 2330 mAh -
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 12 h