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BlackBerry Z30
RGB141LW, RFV120LWApple iPhone 5
16 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 68.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Apple |
| BlackBerry 10.2 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2013-09-18 | 2012-09-12 |
| 5.53 x 2.83 x 0.37 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 215.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960T Pro chipset | Apple A6 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2880mAh Battery | 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 3.2 |
| 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
IPhone 5 has a global score of 68.8, which is just a bit better than the BlackBerry Z30's 63.3 score. IPhone 5's construction is somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter than the BlackBerry Z30, even though it was released around 12 months before. IPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x OS, while BlackBerry Z30 has BlackBerry 10.2 OS.
The Apple iPhone 5 features a bit better screen than BlackBerry Z30, because although it has a little worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher display pixels density. BlackBerry Z30 features a bit more powerful CPU than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor, the BlackBerry Z30 also has 1,01 GB more RAM and an extra graphics processing unit.
The BlackBerry Z30 features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the BlackBerry Z30 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB. The iPhone 5 captures slightly better photos and videos than BlackBerry Z30, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for capturing pictures or video in low-light environments, they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a camera with an 8 MP and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
The BlackBerry Z30 counts with a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 2880mAh battery capacity against 1440mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, iPhone 5 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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