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Sony Xperia Z Ultra

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17 - C6806 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6833 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, June. Released 2013, July 2018, August 09
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2018, August 24
Body
Dimensions 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm (7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in) 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP58 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.4 inches, 112.9 cm2 (~68.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~344 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8274 or MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
CPU Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, AF 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
 ANT+ Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 120 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
SAR 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)     1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.34 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models C6833, C6802, C6806, C6806 SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
Price About 280 EUR About 430 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 11606 AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8)
GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1001:1 (nominal) / 1.578:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 59dB Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 52h Endurance rating 97h

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