Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia V vs BlackBerry Z10 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 CDMA

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry Samsung
Announced August 2012 January 2013 May 2013
Status Released - December 2012 Available - January 31, 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Black White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
136.7 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 130.1 g (4.59.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 800 / 2600 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE 700 MHz Class 13 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.63% 59.01% 72.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1800 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 312 h Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 11 h