Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z20 vs BlackBerry Classic

BlackBerry Z20
blackberry z20
BlackBerry Classic
blackberry classic
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced Expected Announcement - Q1 2015 June 2014
Status Rumored - Q2 2015 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 9.5 mm thickness
(0.37 in thickness)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight - 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS
User Interface - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 41.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by - Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)