Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs BlackBerry Z10

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple BlackBerry
Announced August 2010 September 2012 January 2013
Status Available - August 2010 Available - September 2012 Available - January 31, 2013
Colors Black, Red Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
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 v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 iOS 6 BlackBerry 10 OS
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 225
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches 4.0 inches 4.2 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 60.84% 59.01%
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 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1440 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Up to 225 h Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 10 h