Which of these devices is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Sony Xperia Z Ultra against Nexus 7 2 to see which is better.

In terms of design and display, the Nexus 7 2 has an IPS LCD touch screen that is LED-backlit which measures 7 inches and can render a resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels. It weighs 290 grams and has the following dimensions: 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm.

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra on the other hand has a display that measures 6.4 inches and renders a lesser resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It is lighter (weight: 212 g) and smaller (dimensions: 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm).

For the hardware and OS, the Nexus 7 2 is powered by a quad core (Krait) processor that works at 1.5 GHz. and has the Snapdragon S4Pro chipset from Qualcomm. It supports 2GB of RAM with two options of internal storage: 16GB and 32GB (there is no microSD, meaning that the memory is not expandable) and it runs on the Android Jelly Bean (upgradable to Android KitKat).

Meanwhile, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra has a quad core (Krait 400) working at 2.2 GHz andit comes with two versions of chipset: either the MSM8274 or the Snapdragon 800 MSM8974, both from Qualcomm. It supports 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory (by using a microSD card you can expand your memory by up to 64GB). The phablet runs on the Android Jelly Bean (upgradable to Android KitKat).

In terms of battery usage and camera specs, the Nexus 7 2 has a Li-Ion 3950 mAh battery unit, while the Sony Xperia Z Ultra has a Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery unit. Both batteries are non-removable.

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra has the upper hand over its competitor in the camera department. It has an 8MP rear camera (autofocus) and a front camera of 2MP, while the Nexus 7 2 has a 5MP rear camera (autofocus) and the front camera has 1.2MP.

The Nexus 7 2 (16 GB version) cost around $222.95, while the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is around $374.99.

So which device is worth the purchase? Sound off in the comments section below.