Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs Samsung Galaxy A5

BlackBerry Z10
blackberry z10
Samsung Galaxy A5
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced January 2013 October 2014
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 123 g (4.34 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 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
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% 70.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -