Cat S50 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Cat S50

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Cat S50 or Sony Xperia Z Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Cat S50 Sony Xperia Z Ultra
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Release date 2014, September 2013, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.5 x 77 x 12.7 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 3.03 in 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm | 7.06 x 7.06 x 3.63 in
Weight 185 g | 6.53 oz 212 g | 7.48 oz
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Colors Forest, Slate Black, White, Purple
Battery 2630 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 792 h
Talking time - Up to 16 h
Stand by time - Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 820 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 120 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 6.4" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 112.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 54.7% 68.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 312 PPI 344 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8274 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Quadcore 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 137
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 433
GeekBench 4 Single Core 973
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2463
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2328

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700) - C6806 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6833
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-MIL-STD-810G compliant
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.2m

- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia Z Ultra HSPA+ C6802, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6806, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6833

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