Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Huawei Ascend Mate7 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Huawei Samsung
Announced June 2013 September 2014 October 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Obsidian black, Moonlight silver, Amber gold Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
157 x 81 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 - SIM 1
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7) - SIM 1
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
- - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, HiSilicon Kirin 925 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T628 Adreno 420
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB Yes, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.44 inches 6.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (368 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.15% 77.68% 74.32%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash optical image stabil
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1440p [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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM (3GB on 32GB model) 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB Yes, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 4100 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 648 h (3G) Up to 381 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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