Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Ace
samsung galaxy ace
Sony Xperia Z Ultra
sony xperia z ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced January 2011 June 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806
Messaging SMS, MMS 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 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 6.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 69.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM 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-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)