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Sony Xperia M2 vs BlackBerry Passport

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony BlackBerry
Announced
February 2014 June 2014
Status
Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors
Black, White, Purple Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm
(5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight
148 g (5.22 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
SIM Type
- Single-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
Scratch-Resistant Glass - QWERTY Keyboard

Display

Type
TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 1440 pixels (453 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.25% 56.40%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10.1 OS
User Interface
- BBOS 10
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) [Similar] Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama AutoFocus, OIS, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.8, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
2300 mAh 3450 mAh
Stand by
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 444 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)
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