Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z30 vs Sony Xperia E1

BlackBerry Z30
blackberry z30
Sony Xperia E1
sony xperia e1
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced September 2013 January 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight - 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.2 OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 61.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2880 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by - Up to 551 h
Talk Time Up to 25 h Up to 9 h 12 min