Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs BlackBerry Z10 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry Samsung
Announced June 2010 January 2013 December 2015
Status Available - June 2010 Available - January 31, 2013 Available - February 2016
Price - - Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 155 g (5.47 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 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 225 -
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 59.01% 72.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio, recording
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1800 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 312 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h -