SUPERTEST 6in-PLUS PHONES
THE SUMMARY
O Sony Xperia Z Ultra O Samsung Galaxy Mega O Huawei Ascend Mate
WHAT’S NEXT?
SCREEN
Now that the Xperia has proven itself a genuine mini tablet contender, we’re casting our eyes to the upcoming release of the long-awaited Samsung Galaxy Note III – which should be announced in September as part of the IFA electronics show in Berlin. A descendant of the first phablet – we said we wouldn’t use that term again, but retrospectively that’s what the Note II will always be known as – the Note III promises plenty more stylus action, a bucket load of software tricks and all on another massive full HD screen. Possibly, if the rumours are to be believed, a range of sizes. But that seems unlikely. And what of this bigscreened category itself? It looks like it will expand, feeding the demand from big-screen convergence fiends and the roll out of more 4G networks that will supercharge these already powerful devices.
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Size Screen
1st
Sony Xperia Z Ultra +++++ An Xperia Z on steroids that dwarfs even this competition with its tablet-rivalling 6.4in/16.2cm screen R6 000 / sonymobile.com
179.4x92 x6.5mm, 212g
6.4in, 1920x1080, 334ppi
2nd
Samsung Galaxy Mega ++++, The Mega combines a big screen with Samsung jiggery-pokery, but just a dual-core processor from R5 700 / samsung.com/uk
167.6x88 x8mm, 200g
6.3in, 1280x720, 223ppi
3rd
Huawei Ascend Mate ++++, The wallet-friendly Mate serves up quad-core power on a budget, but still has a decent 6.1in/16cm screen. Lacks 4G, though R4 500 / huaweidevice.co.uk
163.5x85.7 x9.9mm, 198g
6.1in, 1280x720, 241ppi
Camera
Power/RAM
Battery
Memory
8.2MP/2MP, 1080p video @ 30fps
Quad-core Snapdragon 800 @ 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM
3050mAh
16GB + up to 64GB microSD
8MP/1.9MP, 1080p video @30fps
Dual-core Snapdragon 400@1.7GHz, 1.5GB RAM
3200mAh
8/16GB + up to 64GB microSD
8MP/1MP, 1080p video @30fps
Quad-core Huawei K3V2 @ 1.5GHz, 2GB RAM
4050mAh
8GB + up to 32GB microSD
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