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Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Sony Xperia Z

General Info

Manufacturer
Asus Sony
Announced
June 2012 January 2013
Status
Available - July 2012 Released - February 2013
Colors
Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight
340 g (11.99 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network
N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network
N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
7.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.45% 69.70%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
1.2 MP [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Up to 107 kbps
Edge
No Up to 296 kbps
3G
N/A HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
4325 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by
300 h Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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