The long-awaited debut of Nokia in the sector of phablets It took place a few weeks ago and, although we are still awaiting official confirmation on the date on which it will finally be put on sale, we can warm up our engines by contrasting their Technical specifications against those of their elders rivals. We already show you a comparison in which we faced the Lumia 1520 with the king of phablets, the Galaxy Note 3, and today it is the turn of another of the higher level devices of these characteristics: the Xperia Z Ultra.
Integrated
The biggest differences between the two devices are not so much in their lines, quite similar, with quite pronounced corners, but probably in the materials used (plastic for Lumia 1520 and glass for him Xperia Z Ultra) and in colors in which we can buy it (black, white, yellow and red for the phablet of Nokia and only black for the one Sony). The most striking difference, in any case, is probably the resistance to water and dust that it enjoys, like all the devices in the range Xperia Z, Xperia Z Ultra.
Dimensions
Despite that el Lumia 1520 It will be one of the largest phabelts that we can find, it must be borne in mind that the Xperia Z Ultra It is the largest of them all, with a 0.4-inch larger screen. No surprises, therefore, we see that the phablet of Sony It is longer (17,94 cm against 16,28 cm) and wider (9,22 cm against 8,54 cm). With regard to thickness, on the other hand, the characteristic thinness of the Xperia Z Ultra, is clearly outmatched by the Lumia 1520 (6,5 mm against 8,7 mm). Finally, in weight, they are quite even: 212 grams the device of the Japanese and 209 grams that of the Finns.
Screen
The first difference, obviously, is not one of quality, but of size: the screen of the Xperia Z Ultra is 6.4 inches, while that of Lumia 1520 is 6 inches. This difference, obviously, affects the pixel density of each of them, despite the fact that both have a Full HD screen of 1920 x 1080: PPI 344 for phablet Sony y PPI 367 for the one of Nokia. On the screen of both devices, however, we find technologies that place them above devices with similar resolutions. In the case of Xperia Z Ultra it's all about the technology Triluminos for a better representation of colors, while in the Lumia 1520 it is an exceptional ability to adapt to ambient light which makes it one of the best screens of the moment (if not the best) to use outdoors.
Performance
In this section we find a marked equality, since the technical specifications of both devices are practically traced: both mount a Snapdragon 800 quad core to 2,2 GHz, with Adreno 330 GPU and complemented with 2 GB RAM memory. The Lumia 1520therefore, you should have no problem reaching the benchmark scores of the Xperia Z Ultra which, as you already know, are among the highest registered so far in devices of these characteristics.
Storage capacity
The phablet of Nokia takes the lead in terms of storage capacity since, despite having both devices with the possibility of expanding the memory available via cards micro-SD, the hard disk with which we have starting is double that in the phablet of Sony: both are sold in a single model, of 16 GB in the case of Xperia Z Ultra and 32 GB in that of Lumia 1520.
Camera
Another of the strengths of the Finnish phablet is, without a doubt, its main camera. The rear camera of the Lumia 1520 has 20 MP, Carl Zeiss lenses, optical image stabilizer and dual LED flash. The rear camera of the Xperia Z Ultra (of 8 MP), on the contrary, it does not even reach the 13 MP that we are used to now in high-end devices.
Battery
The battery of the Xperia Z Ultra has an important capacity (3050 mAh) and has shown quite positive results in the autonomy tests, despite having to feed a Full HD screen of almost 6.5 inches (it is not surprising that its worst data is for the activities that use it the most). The battery of the Lumia 1520however, it should comfortably beat your records, thanks to its 3400 mAh, which would hold the same processor and a Full HD screen but somewhat smaller (although nothing can be confirmed, obviously, until we can see the results of the autonomy tests, of course).
Price
When it comes to high-end phablet, the most normal thing is that the prices are so high and the differences, comparatively so small, that it does not seem that it can be as determining a factor as in other devices. However, if the latest news about the future price of Lumia 1520 will be confirmedwas advertised by mistake for a few hours on Microsoft's website for $ 550 free) could gain some advantage over Xperia Z Ultra, whose price is $749 (Although it can already be found in some dealers for around 600 euros). We will be attentive to the news that will arrive regarding the final price for Europe of the phablet of Nokia, because the truth is that the price with which he was presented in Abu Dhabi was U.S. dollar 749.