Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia X2 vs BlackBerry Classic

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia BlackBerry
Announced October 2011 June 2014 June 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - June 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black, white Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10.3 OS
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 302 Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 63.29% 41.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM Radio with RDS No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1800 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 552 h Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)