The BlackBerry Z10: How It Stacks Up Against The iPhone, Android And Windows 8 Superphones [Chart]
How does the BlackBerry Z10 Compare?
It’s official: the BlackBerry Z10, the first smartphone to ship with the new BlackBerry 10 operating system, and what many believe is the last chance for BlackBerry (formerly RIM) to save itself from complete irrelevance.
The early reviews of the Z10 aren’t bad, but aren’t great, pretty much agreeing that the smartphone is just good enough to buy BlackBerry some time. But how does it stack up, spec-for-spec, against the iPhone 5 and some of Android’s top phones? We’ve put together a chart for you to see for yourself.
 BlackBerry Z10 |
 iPhone 5 |
 Nokia Lumia 920 |
 Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD |
 Samsung Galaxy SIII |
 HTC One X |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | BlackBerry 10 | iOS 6 | Windows Phone 8 | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwitch |
| Display | 4.2-inch LCD display (1280 x 768) | 4-inch Retina display (1136×640) | 4.3-inch AMOLED display (800×480) | 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display (1280×720) | 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display (1280×720) | 4.7-inch Super LCD 2 display (1280×720) |
| PPI | 356 | 326 | 332 | 312 | 306 | 312 |
| Processor | 1.2GHz dual-core | 1.3GHz dual-core A6 | 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 | 1.5GHz dual-core | 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 | 1.5 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 |
| RAM | 2GB | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB-2GB | 1GB |
| Storage | 16GB + microSD slot | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB | 32GB | 32GB + microSD slot | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB | 32GB |
| Camera(s) | 8MP (rear) + 2MP (front) | 8MP (rear) with f2.4 + 1.3MP (front) | 8.7MP PureView (rear) + 1.3MP (front) | 8MP (rear) + 1.3MP (front) | 8MP (rear) + 1.9MP (front) | 8MP (rear) + 1.3MP (front) |
| Wireless | UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, LTE | UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, LTE | HSDPA, GSM, LTE | HSDPA, GSM, CDMA, LTE | UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, LTE | UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, GSM |
| Dimensions | 130mm x 66mm x 9.3mm | 123.83 x 58.57 x 7.6 mm | 130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7 mm | 131.9 x 67.9 x 9.3 mm | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm | 134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm |
| Weight | 136 g | 112 g | 185 g | 157 g | 133 g | 130 g |
| Battery | 1,800 mAh | 1,440 mAh, 3.8V | 2,000 mAh | 3,300 mAh | 2,100 mAh, 3.8V | 1,800 mAh |
Even so, compared to the hardware Dark Ages that BlackBerry users have been haunting up until now, the Z10 is clearly a step in the right direction: the first truly modern BlackBerry that the company has introduced in years. But are decent specs alone enough to stop BlackBerry’s calamitous plummet when it comes to market share?
