Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M vs BlackBerry Z30 vs Lenovo A859

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry Lenovo
Announced June 2013 September 2013 January 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Available - October 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) - 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10.2 OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 320 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB storage 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% 67.90% 66.91%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 2880 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 25 h -