Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Passport vs Sony Xperia E3

BlackBerry Passport
blackberry passport
Sony Xperia E3
sony xperia e3
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced June 2014 September 2014
Status Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm
(5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM Type Single-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - QWERTY Keyboard Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.1 OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
User Interface BBOS 10 -
Processor Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 1440 pixels (453 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.40% 58.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features AutoFocus, OIS, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.8, 720p [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3450 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 444 h (3G)
Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min