Phone Comparison - Asus Padfone 2 A68 vs Sony Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi

Asus Padfone 2 A68
asus padfone 2 a68
Sony Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi
sony xperia tablet z wi-fi
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony
Announced October 2012 February 2013
Status Available - December 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.9 x 68.9 x 9 mm
(5.43 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 495 g (17.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super IPS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.29% 64.75%
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 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels [Similar] 8.1 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps No
3G DC-HSPA+; LTE N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2140 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h Up to 890 h
Talk Time Up to 16 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)