Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi
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Sony Xperia Z Ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced October 2012 June 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
Weight 308 g (10.86 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806
Messaging , 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 6.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 69.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps
Edge No Up to 296 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 16.3 Wh 3050 mAh
Stand by - Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)