Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs Nokia Asha 500 vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia Sony
Announced January 2013 October 2013 January 2014
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 101 g (3.56 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
N/A HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
- LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 225 - Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 64 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage N/A 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 2.8 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 41.58% 61.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 20.7 MP, autofocus
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection - 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE N/A HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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 No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 64 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1200 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 840 h Up to 670 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 14 h Up to 18 h