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BlackBerry Z10
VerizonSTL100-4
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
3G OnlySM-C101
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| Global Score | |
| 61.9 | 68.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 10.3, 10.2, 10 | Android 4.4.2, 4.2 |
| 2013-01-30 | 2013-06-12 |
| 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 inches | 4.94 x 2.50 x 0.61 inches |
| 4.85 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| $ 125.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 768 x 1280 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 355 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4212 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.37 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Battery | 2330mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 316 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 18 hours standby time 13 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 4.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 Zoom has an overall score of 68.2, which is better than the BlackBerry Z10's 61.9 general score. Galaxy S4 Zoom is a notably heavier and extremely thicker device than BlackBerry Z10. The Galaxy S4 Zoom works with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and BlackBerry Z10 has BlackBerry 10.3 operating system.
The BlackBerry Z10 has a little bit better display than Galaxy S4 Zoom, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better display density and a better resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. The Galaxy S4 Zoom features a bit more powerful processor than BlackBerry Z10, because although it has 512 MB lesser RAM memory, and they both have 2 CPU cores, the Galaxy S4 Zoom also counts with a better graphics processor working at 1.06 gigahertz.
BlackBerry Z10 has a way bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy S4 Zoom, and although they both have an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB, the BlackBerry Z10 also has 8 GB more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has better battery lifetime than BlackBerry Z10, because it has a 29% greater battery capacity.
Galaxy S4 Zoom shoots much better photos and videos than BlackBerry Z10, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy S4 Zoom also has a way better 16 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Although Galaxy S4 Zoom is a better device, it costs a lot more than BlackBerry Z10, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as BlackBerry Z10. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Galaxy S4 Zoom, but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the BlackBerry Z10, letting go some features and specs.
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