For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or the Sony Xperia Z, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The Sony Xperia Z comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm dimensions and weighs 183 grams. The Sony Xperia Z comes with 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm dimensions and is comparatively lighter, weighing 146 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is equipped with a 1.6 GHz quad core cortex A9 processor and Exynos 4412 Quad chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Sony Xperia Z is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android platform and come loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 sports an 8 MP primary camera with features like autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the phone is 1.9 MP. The Sony Xperia Z sports a 13.1 MP primary camera with similar features and the secondary camera on the device is 2.2 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with a Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 16 hours on 3G. The Sony Xperia Z comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 14 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $539.95. The Sony Xperia Z C6602 is priced at around AU $519.95 in Australia.

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