The battle of the smartphones is heating up, for those who have narrowed their choice between the Sony Xperia Z Ultra and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - here is a specs comparison between the two devices.

Body Design and Display:

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is a massive phone; the dimensions of the phone are 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm and it weighs 212 grams. It has a 6.4 inch display, which renders 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is comparatively lighter; the dimensions of the phone are 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm and weighs 168 grams. It has a 5.7 inch display, with a Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen and renders 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution.

Hardware and Operating System:

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra comes with a Quad Core 2.2GHz processor and a Qualcomm MSM8974 chipset. It comes with 16 GB internal memory, which is expandable to 64 GB via Micro SD card.

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It comes with an industry standard 2 GB RAM. It comes with a Li-Ion 3050 mAh non-removable battery, which allows 16 hours of talk time.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with an impressive Octa Core 1.9GHz processor variant. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB variants, with an expandable memory of 64 GB via Micro SD card.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. It also has a massive 3 GB RAM. The battery on the device is also better, as it comes equipped with Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery, allowing for a 21 hour talk time.

Camera:

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra comes with an 8 MP camera, rendering 3264 x 2448 pixel resolution and features like autofocus and face detection. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 13 MP camera rendering 4128 x 3096 pixel resolution. It comes with features like autofocus, LED flash and face and smile detection. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP.

Price:

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra, with 16 GB internal memory is available for about AU$689.95, where as the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Octa core variant, with 16 GB internal memory, is available for about AU$879.95.

Premium Accessories:

Samsung recently unveiled a new range of premium accessories for the Galaxy Note 3, the accessories were displayed on the runway, at the Paris Fashion Week. Click here to see and read about the stylish accessories unveiled by the company.