Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs BlackBerry Z10 vs BlackBerry Z30

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced October 2010 January 2013 September 2013
Status Available - November 2010 Available - January 31, 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10.2 OS
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 4.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 59.01% 67.90%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh 2880 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 312 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 25 h