Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Classic vs Huawei Ascend Mate7 vs Motorola Moto X (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Huawei Motorola
Announced June 2014 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Obsidian black, Moonlight silver, Amber gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
157 x 81 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm
(5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Europe
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
4G Network LTE LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
User Interface Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait - -
Processor Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, HiSilicon Kirin 925 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-T628 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) Yes, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 6.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (368 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.64% 77.68% 73.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM (3GB on 32GB model) 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) Yes, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2515 mAh 4100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Up to 648 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)
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