BlackBerry Passport vs BlackBerry Classic Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Passport

BlackBerry Passport

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BlackBerry Classic

BlackBerry Classic

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BlackBerry Passport or BlackBerry Classic Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	BlackBerry Passport	BlackBerry Classic
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2014, June	2014, June
Dimensions (HxWxD)	128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm \| 5.04 x 5.04 x 3.56 in	131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm \| 5.16 x 5.16 x 2.85 in
Weight	196 g \| 6.91 oz	177 g \| 6.24 oz
Body Build	Aluminum frame, plastic back
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, White, Red, Black&Gold, Silver	Black, White, Blue, Bronze, Cobalt blue
Battery	3450 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	2515 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Stand by time - Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 444 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 84 h	Stand by time - Up to 348 h (2G) / Up to 365 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 10 min (3G) Music play - Up to 70 h
Keyboard	QWERTY	QWERTY
Approximate price	170 EUR	120 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	4.5" in	3.5" in
Screen area	65.3 cm²	38.7 cm²
Screen format	1:1 (height:width)	1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	56.5%	40.8%
Screen resolution	1440 x 1440 px	720 x 720 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	453 PPI	294 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	13 MP, Single	8 MP, Single
Camera specs	-13 MP, f/2.0, 30mm (standard), OIS, AF	-8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@60fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	2 MP, Single	2 MP, Single
Specifications	2 MP, f/2.8, 28mm (wide)	2 MP
Video	720p

Performance

Operating system - OS	BlackBerry OS 10.3, upgradable to 10.3.2	BlackBerry OS 10.3.1, upgradable to 10.3.2
Chipset	- Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)	- Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU	- Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400	- Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU	Adreno 330	Adreno 225
External memory	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	32 GB, 3 GB RAM	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core	852
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	1572

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA model HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - USA model LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed	HSPA, LTE-A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)	microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE

Music and Audio

Radio	FM radio, RDS	FM radio
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras	- --Capacitive touch 3-row BlackBerry keyboard	- --Optical trackpad
Versions		- Also known as BlackBerry Q20

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