BlackBerry Z10 vs Motorola Moto X Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Z10

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BlackBerry Z10 or Motorola Moto X Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BlackBerry Z10 Motorola Moto X
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Release date 2013, January 2013, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm | 5.12 x 5.12 x 2.58 in 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm | 5.09 x 5.09 x 2.57 in
Weight 137.5 g | 4.85 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White Black, White (front panel), 18 color options (back panel)
Battery 1800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 312 h
Talking time - Up to 10 h
Stand by time - Up to 576 h
Talking time - Up to 13 h
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Screen

Technology AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.2" in 4.7" in
Screen area 50.2 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 58.9% 72.1%
Screen resolution 768 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 355 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF -10 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/2.6'', 1.4µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 2 MP
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1 Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus - Qualcomm MSM8960DT Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait - Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 402 719
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 728 1144
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 628

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - STL100-4
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - STL100-1 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - STL100-2 
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - STL100-3HSDPA 900 / 2100 - STL100-4 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - STL100-3 RFF91LW
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - STL100-2 
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 - STL100-3 
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 - STL100-3 RFF91LW 
LTE band 13(700) - STL100-4
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - AT&T 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - T-Mobile
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.39 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature
Other extras
- HDMI port
Versions
- Versions: XT1052 (Europe); XT1058 (AT&T); XT1053 (T-Mobile); XT1056 (Sprint); XT1060 (Verizon); XT1055 (U.S. Cellular)

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