Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs Sony Xperia SP vs Nokia Lumia 830

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony Nokia
Announced January 2013 Available - April 2013 September 2014
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 4.6 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 66.67% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 1800 mAh 2370 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)