Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Passport vs Sony Xperia Z3

BlackBerry Passport
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Sony Xperia Z3
sony xperia z3
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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, Copper, Silver Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm
(5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
SIM Type Single-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network LTE LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - QWERTY Keyboard IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.1 OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
User Interface BBOS 10 -
Processor Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 1440 pixels (453 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.40% 70.79%
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] 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features AutoFocus, OIS, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.8, 720p [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3450 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 444 h (3G)
Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)