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Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Alcatel Hero 2

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Alcatel
Announced
June 2013 September 2014
Status
Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors
Black, White, Purple Dark Gray
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.32 x 3.21 x 0.31 in)
Weight
212 g (7.48 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 8030B, 8030Y
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 8030B, 8030Y
4G Network
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 1800 - 8030B
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
6.44 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.15% 75.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Mali-450MP4 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, optical image stabilization [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
3050 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 380 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 15 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
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