Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Classic vs BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Classic
blackberry classic
BlackBerry Z10
blackberry z10
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced June 2014 January 2013
Status Available - November 2014 Available - January 31, 2013
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
4G Network LTE LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS BlackBerry 10 OS
User Interface Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait -
Processor Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.64% 59.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2515 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 10 h