Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs BlackBerry Z30

Apple iPhone 3GS
apple iphone 3gs
BlackBerry Z30
blackberry z30
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry
Announced June 2009 September 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - October 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)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 BlackBerry 10.2 OS
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 320 [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 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 67.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No 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, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
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, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
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 64 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 2880 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 25 h