Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs HTC One Mini vs HTC Desire 500

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry HTC HTC
Announced January 2013 July 2013 July 2013
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black, Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
132 x 63.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.49 x 0.37 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia version
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 Adreno 203
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 60.93% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Yes Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face and smile detection Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1800 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 692 h (3G)
Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 20 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)