Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs BlackBerry Z10

Apple iPhone 3GS
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BlackBerry Z10
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry
Announced June 2009 January 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - January 31, 2013
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor 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)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 BlackBerry 10 OS
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h