BlackBerry Z30 vs. Samsung Z3

BlackBerry Z30
  • 5" (1280x720) Super AMOLED
  • 2GB
    Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC     16GB Storage
  • 8-MP 1 Rear Camera
  • 2880 mAh
BlackBerry Z30
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Samsung Z3
  • 5" (1280x720) Super AMOLED
  • 1GB
    Spreadtrum SC7730 SoC     8GB Storage
  • 8-MP, f/2.2 1 Rear Camera
  • 2600 mAh
Samsung Z3
News (7)

Specifications Highlights
Product NameZ30Z3
ProductBlackBerry Z30 (Launched 2013-09-01)Samsung Z3 (Launched 2015-10-01)
Display5" 1280x720 Super AMOLED 5" 1280x720 Super AMOLED
Rear Camera(s)
  • 8-MP (Primary)
  • 8-MP f/2.2 (Primary)
Selfie Camera(s)
  • 2-MP
  • 5-MP
Computing
  • Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC
  • 2GB RAM
  • 16GB Storage
  • MicroSD (64GB max.)
  • Spreadtrum SC7730 SoC
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8GB Storage
  • MicroSD (128GB max.)
Battery2880 mAh2600 mAh
DesignIP Rating, 170g (6oz), 140.7x72x9.4 mm (5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 inches)IP Rating, 137g (4.8oz), 141.6x70x7.9 mm (5.57 x 2.76 x 0.31 inches)
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Display
Product NameZ30Z3
TypeSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Diagonal (inches)5"5"
Display/Body Ratio68.0%69.5%
Resolution1280x7201280x720
Sharpness (PPI)294 PPI294 PPI
Features
  • Multitouch
  • Multitouch
Color Depth24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)
Primary Camera
Product NameZ30Z3
Megapixel8-MP8-MP
Aperturef/2.2
Sensor SizeSmallSmall
Hardware Features
  • Flash
  • HDR Photo
  • Flash
  • HDR Photo
Video Resolutions
  • 1080p/30fps
  • 720p/30fps
Battery
Product NameZ30Z3
Battery TypeLi-IonLi-Ion
Battery Capacity (mAh)2880 mAh2600 mAh
Battery Features
  • Removable
Talk Time25 hours15 hours
Music Playback Time55 hours
Computing
Product NameZ30Z3
Processor BrandQualcomm
Processor NameSnapdragon S4 ProSpreadtrum SC7730
Processor ModelMSM8960T
Processor # Cores24
Main Processor Frequency (GHz)1.7 GHz1.3 GHz
RAM Options2GB1GB
Internal Storage Options16GB8GB
Memory Card TypeMicroSDMicroSD
Mem. Card Max. Size64GB128GB
Operating System + VersionBlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to v 10.3.1Tizen 2.3
Communications
Product NameZ30Z3
Modem Features
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
WiFi Speed
  • a
  • b
  • g
  • n
  • b
  • g
  • n
WiFi Features
  • Hotspot
  • Dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • WiFi Direct
Bluetooth VersionBluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth Features
  • A2DP
  • BT LE
  • A2DP
  • BT LE
NFC Features
  • NFC Supported
Connector TypeMicro USBMicro USB
Connector Features
  • USB OTG
  • USB OTG
SAR US Head0.7 W/Kg
SAR US Body0.77 W/Kg
SAR EU Head0.53 W/Kg
SAR EU Body0.48 W/Kg
Sim Card 0
Product NameZ30Z3
NameSIM0SIM0
SIM TypeMicro SIMMicro SIM
Multimedia
Product NameZ30Z3
Multimedia Features
  • Java
Audio Alerts
  • VIBRATION
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • VIBRATION
  • MP3
  • WAV
Speaker channelsStereo
Audio Features
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3.5mm Port
  • Phone Noise Cancellation
  • FM Radio
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3.5mm Port
  • FM Radio
Audio Formats
  • MP3
  • FLAC
  • WAV
  • WMA
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • AAC
  • FLAC
Video Formats
  • MP4
  • DIVX
  • XVID
  • WMV
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • H.264
Sensors
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Gyroscope
  • Proximity
  • Accelerometer
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Proximity

BlackBerry Z30 vs. Samsung Z3 Specs & Speed Benchmarks

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