Phone Comparison - Asus Fonepad vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony Sony
Announced February 2013 June 2013 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors Titanium Gray, Champagne Gold Black, White, Purple Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 196.4 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm
(7.73 x 4.73 x 0.41 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz) 270 g (9.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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
IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2420 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 6.44 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.03% 69.15% 70.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash autofocus (selected LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (16 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4270 mAh 3050 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 1100 h (2G)
Up to 1300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)