Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z30 vs BlackBerry Passport vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Sony
Announced September 2013 June 2014 September 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black Black, White, Green, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 196 g (6.91 oz) 129 g (4.55 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
4G Network LTE LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - QWERTY Keyboard IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.2 OS BlackBerry 10.1 OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
User Interface - BBOS 10 -
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 1440 pixels (453 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 56.40% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No 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 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization AutoFocus, OIS, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.8, 720p [Similar] 2.2 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, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2880 mAh 3450 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 444 h (3G)
Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 25 h Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)