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Microsoft Surface vs Sony Xperia Z

Microsoft Surface
Microsoft Surface
Sony Xperia Z
Sony Xperia Z
Microsoft Surface
Sony Xperia Z
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
  • 3G network
    -
    HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
  • 4G network
    -
    LTE 800, 850, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    HSDPA, 42 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
  • LTE speed
    -
    LTE, Cat3, 100 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2012-10
    2013-1
  • Status
    2012-11
    2013-2
  • Design
  • SIM
    No
    Micro-SIM
  • Height
    274.6 mm
    139 mm
  • Width
    172 mm
    71 mm
  • Thickness
    9.4 mm
    7.9 mm
  • Weight
    680.4 g
    146 g
  • Colors
    Dark Titanium
    Black, Purple, White
  • Display
  • Display type
    TFT capacitive touchscreen
    TFT capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    10.6 inches
    5.0 inches
  • Resolution
    1366 x 768 pixels
    1080 x 1920 pixels
  • Pixel density
    148 ppi
    441 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    Quad-core 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A9
    Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • Chipset
    Nvidia Tegra 3 T30
    Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064
  • GPU
    ULP GeForce
    Adreno 320
  • Memory RAM
    2 GB
    2 GB
  • Internal storage
    32, 64 GB
    16 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    64 GB
    64 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 8 RT
    Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Main camera
  • Camera type
    -
    Photo / Video
  • Main camera
    1.2 MP
    13.1 MP
  • Primary camera resolution
    1280 x 800 pixels
    4128 x 3096 pixels
  • Primary camera video
    720p
    1080p@30fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    -
    autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    -
    LED flash
  • Primary camera video hdr
    -
    HDR
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    1.2 MP
    2.2 MP
  • Selfie camera video
    720p@30fps
    1080p@30fps
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    Yes
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes, with stereo speakers
    Yes
  • Notifications
    Vibration, MP3 ringtones
    Vibration; MP3 ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    -
  • Radio FM
    -
    Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • WLAN WiFi Hotspot
    -
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Direct
    Yes
    Yes
  • WLAN WiFi Dual Band
    Yes
    Yes
  • WLAN DLNA
    -
    Yes
  • USB
    2.0
    microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
    -
    Yes
  • USB host
    Yes
    -
  • Bluetooth
    v4.0
    v4.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    Yes
    Yes
  • GPS
    No
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    -
    Yes
  • Features
  • Messaging SMS
    -
    SMS(threaded view)
  • Messaging MMS
    -
    MMS
  • Messaging Email
    Email
    Email
  • Messaging IM
    IM
    IM
  • Messaging Push Email
    Push Email
    Push Email
  • Java
    No
    Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
  • Browser
  • HTML
    HTML5
    HTML5
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    -
    2330 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Talk time
    8 h
    -
  • Talk time 2G
    -
    11 h
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    14 h
  • Standby time
    360 h
    -
  • Standby time 2G
    -
    550 h
  • Standby time 3G
    -
    530 h

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