BlackBerry Motion vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Motion or Sony Xperia XZ1 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BlackBerry Motion Sony Xperia XZ1
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Release date 2017, October 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.8 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.97 in 148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.89 in
Weight 167 g | 5.89 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 82.6 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.2% 68.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 19 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, PDAF, f/2.0 -19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.125 um 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3''
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 540
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 398
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1262
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1355
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 562
GeekBench 5 Single Core 372
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1474
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1880
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6179
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7775

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - BBD100-6 (EU, Global) 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) - BBD100-2 (USA)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G8341, G8342, G8342
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ1 Dual F8342 with dual-SIM card slots

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