Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs Asus Zenfone 5

BlackBerry Z10
blackberry z10
Asus Zenfone 5
asus zenfone 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Asus
Announced January 2013 January 2014
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 63.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)