Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z30 vs HTC One M8 vs Sony Xperia Z4

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry HTC Sony
Announced September 2013 March 2014 Expected Announcement - Q1 2015
Status Available - October 2013 Available - March 2014 Rumored - Q2 2015
Price - - Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
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Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/13/17/20)
LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/17/20)
LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.2 OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 , Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 Adreno 430
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (432 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 66.55% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2880 mAh 2600 mAh 2930 mAh
Stand by - Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 25 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
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