Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs BlackBerry Z10 vs ZTE Blade L3

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BlackBerry ZTE
Announced January 2012 January 2013 January 2015
Status Available - May 2012 Available - January 31, 2013 Available - January 2015
Colors Black, cyan Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
(5.03 x 2.7 x 0.45 in, 3.54 cc)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 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 SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 59.01% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 312 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 10 h -