Sony Xperia Z1 vs BlackBerry Z10 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z1

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BlackBerry Z10

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Sony Xperia Z1 or BlackBerry Z10 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z1 BlackBerry Z10
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Release date 2013, September 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.91 in 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm | 5.12 x 5.12 x 2.58 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 137.5 g | 4.85 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 880 h (2G) / Up to 850 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 110 h
Stand by time - Up to 312 h
Talking time - Up to 10 h
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Screen

Technology TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.2" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 50.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 64.7% 58.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 768 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 355 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 20.7 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', AF -8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 225
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 140
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 454
GeekBench 4 Single Core 970 402
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2343 728
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2240

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6903, C6943 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700) - C6906
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps 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, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head)     1.15 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

- HDMI port
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Honami, Sony Xperia Z1 C6902/L39h, Sony Xperia Z1 C6903, Sony Xperia Z1 C6906, Sony Xperia Z1 C6943

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