Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs HTC Butterfly vs BlackBerry Z30

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC BlackBerry
Announced September 2012 December 2012 September 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm
(5.63 x 2.78 x 0.36 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850/2100 MHz HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10.2 OS
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD 3 with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (440 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 68.54% 67.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash 5 Level LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Simultaneous HD video and image recording, Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Slow motion video capture, Continuous shooting Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps HD recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with aptX™ enabled Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; WiMAX 802.16 e Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, Lightning Port 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) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2020 mAh 2880 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - Up to 25 h