Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z20 vs HTC One A9s vs Sony Xperia 1 IV

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry HTC Sony
Announced Expected Announcement - Q1 2015 September 2016 May 2022
Status Rumored - Q2 2015 Coming Soon - September 2016 Coming Soon - June 2022
Price - Rs. 29,990 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold, Deep Garnet, Pink Black, Violet, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 9.5 mm thickness
(0.37 in thickness)
146.49 x 71.5 x 7.99 mm
(5.77 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(6.5 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
Weight - 149.8g (5.26.0.28oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Americas
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 29(700) - Americas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia
5G Network - - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat) Android 12
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.70 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-T860 MP2 Adreno 730
RAM 2 GB 2/3 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 QHD+ OLED Screen
HDR BT.2020
120Hz Refresh rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B Colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1644 x 3840 pixels (643 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 65.68% 84.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Autofocus, f/2.2, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 125mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3.5x-5.2x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video 1080p 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9"
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, aptX 5.2, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG USB Type-C 3.2; USB On-The-Go, video output
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Capacity 2800 mAh 2300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -