Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Asus Zenfone 6 vs BlackBerry Passport

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Asus BlackBerry
Announced Available - April 2013 January 2014 June 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Red, Gold Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5-9.9 mm
(6.57 x 3.32 x 0.22-0.39 in)
128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm
(5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
SIM Type - - Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - QWERTY Keyboard

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) BlackBerry 10.1 OS
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 330
RAM N/A 1/2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 6.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 1440 x 1440 pixels (453 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 70.40% 56.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection AutoFocus, OIS, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes 1080p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.8, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 3300 mAh 3450 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 398 h (3G) Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 444 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 28 h (3G) Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)