Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Z30 vs BlackBerry Passport

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced January 2013 September 2013 June 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar, QWERTY Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm
(5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) - 196 g (6.91 oz)
SIM Type - - Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - QWERTY Keyboard

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10.2 OS BlackBerry 10.1 OS
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 1440 pixels (453 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 38.91% 67.90% 56.40%
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, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization AutoFocus, OIS, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.8, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2880 mAh 3450 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 444 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 25 h Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)