Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs BlackBerry Z10 vs Lenovo A536

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry Lenovo
Announced June 2008 January 2013 September 2014
Status Discontinued Available - January 31, 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
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Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU PowerVR MBX Adreno 225 Mali-400MP2
RAM 128 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 59.01% 68.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 312 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 15 h 30 min