Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs BlackBerry Passport vs BlackBerry Leap

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced October 2011 June 2014 March 2015
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 20,900 ($307.35) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm
(5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)
144 x 72.8 x 9.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.87 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type - Single-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - North America
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
4G Network - LTE LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 13, 17) - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - QWERTY Keyboard -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 BlackBerry 10.1 OS BlackBerry OS 10.3.1
User Interface - BBOS 10 -
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1440 x 1440 pixels (453 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 56.40% 65.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR AutoFocus, OIS, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging 1080p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.8, 720p [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 3450 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 444 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)
Up to 25 h