Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced January 2013 Feb 2013 Available - April 2013
Status Released - February 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 10.1 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 64.75% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 6000 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)