After Sony announced and showed off their upcoming Phablet, last month...the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, some people have already 'DUBBED' it as the Galaxy Note 3 killer, even though, Samsung haven't announced theirs yet.
For those of you, who are not yet aware of this product by Sony, let's take a minute to look at the specs.

6.4″ Full HD TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile powered by X-Reality™ for mobile engine for the ultimate big screen entertainment experience.

Ultra slim, waterproof** and dust-resistant (IP55/IP58) durable design.

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 processor with 2.2 GHz quad-core CPUs and 4G LTE for fast performance

Write and sketch with any pencil and selected stylus or pen. 
Full accessory ecosystem for premium entertainment and one-touch connectivity

Battery STAMINA Mode for outstanding battery life.

Sony claims it is the world’s slimmest and largest Full HD smartphone display.
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Having seen the specs in a nutshell, let's also take a minute to look at the rumoured Samsung Galaxy Note 3 specs.

3GB of RAM

Exynos 5 Octa or a Snapdragon 800 CPU

5.7 to 6+-inches, and will be of the Super AMOLED sort with 1080p resolution, there could possibly be a 13-megapixel camera on the rear with a 5 to 8MP on the front.

8mm thin and will weigh 183 grams, which makes it a little thinner than the Note 2 and around about the same weight.
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Of course, these specs are not official yet, but mere speculations, so we would have to wait unti the product is officially unveiled.

However, for the sake of this topic, let's assume those specs are what the Note 3 would pack internally, so the question remains...would the Sony Xperia Z Ultra hold a candle to the upcoming Note 3?
Personally, I think the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is more than capable of competing with the upcoming Note 3, but one major disadvantage of the Sony, is the lack of an LED flash at the camera.
would the product be too good for customers to compromise not having a flash?
we shall see...

So nairalanders, feel free to sound off..

xperia z ultra o

so you wouldn't mind the lack of LED flash?

Kingsteve: so you wouldn't mind the lack of LED flash?

yes of course

waiting for s4. This isn't bad either

S4 is a very good phone, but if I were you, I'd hang on a bit, cos there are better ones coming out in the third quarter of the year...Note 3, the new HTC phablet and the just-announced Sony Xperia Z Ultra.

U will hardly find a phone that will match the specs of the S4. Best screen so far (5.0" + 441 ppi) and great processing speed (a quad core processor + 2GB worth of RAM). Did i also mention the slim waistline, @ less than 8mm?
U can't go wrong with the S4.

albacete: U will hardly find a phone that will match the specs of the S4. Best screen so far (5.0" + 441 ppi) and great processing speed (a quad core processor + 2GB worth of RAM). Did i also mention the slim waistline, @ less than 8mm?
U can't go wrong with the S4.

cons:too expensive

physise: cons:too expensive

not as costly as ur iphone 4s, not to mention d iphone5

albacete:
not as costly as ur iphone 4s, not to mention d iphone5

yea bt would rather go 4 s3,do u knw d current price of s3?

albacete: U will hardly find a phone that will match the specs of the S4. Best screen so far (5.0" + 441 ppi) and great processing speed (a quad core processor + 2GB worth of RAM). Did i also mention the slim waistline, @ less than 8mm?
U can't go wrong with the S4.

I think Sony has something to say about that, with their new product... Xperia Z Ultra.
The Qualcomm snapdragon 800 processor is the most powerful at the moment, unless that's what the S4 is running on.