Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tablet Z vs Toshiba Excite Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Toshiba Samsung
Announced Feb 2013 June 2013 September 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black/Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 266 x 172 x 6.9 mm
(10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
- 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 495 g (17.46 oz) - 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 330 (LTE model)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 32 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.75% - 70.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps No Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps No Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL No HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps;
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes - Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh - 8220 mAh
Stand by Up to 1230 h (2G)
Up to 1270 h (3G)
- Up to 2230 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)