Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs BlackBerry Z10 vs Nokia X2

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry Nokia
Announced October 2011 January 2013 June 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - January 31, 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black, white
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)
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 900 / 2100
4G Network - 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
Build Features - - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 BlackBerry 10 OS Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 225 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.2 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 59.01% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1800 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 312 h Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)