Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs BlackBerry Q10 vs Sony Xperia Z1

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Sony
Announced January 2013 January 2013 September 2013
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
- LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 3.1 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 38.91% 64.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 20.7 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1800 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h - Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)