Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID Mini vs Motorola DROID Maxx vs BlackBerry Z30

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola BlackBerry
Announced July 2013 July 2013 September 2013
Status Available - August 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.3 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm
(4.78 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
137.5 x 71.2 x 8.5 mm
(5.41 x 2.8 x 0.33 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) -
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10.2 OS
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Motorola X8 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro
GPU Quad core Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.37% 70.26% 67.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 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
Capacity 2000 mAh 3500 mAh 2880 mAh
Stand by - Up to 600 h -
Talk Time Up to 28 h Up to 48 h Up to 25 h