Comparison of BlackBerry DTEK50 and Xiaomi Mi Note Pro smartphones based on their characteristics

BlackBerry DTEK50

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BlackBerry

Xiaomi

Phone model

DTEK50

Mi Note Pro

Year of release

2016

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

147 mm

155 mm

Body width

73 mm

78 mm

Body thickness

7.4 mm

7 mm

Weight

135 g

161 g

Volume

78.87 cm³

84.25 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Aluminium alloy

Colors

• Black

• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

2000 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

28 nm

20 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Qualcomm Adreno 405

• Qualcomm Adreno 430

GPU clock speed

550 MHz

650 MHz

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

3 GB

4 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4

RAM frequency

933 MHz

1600 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 64 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

2000 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 v2.1

Operating system

Operating system

Android 6.0

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2610

3000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Adapter output power

• 5 V / 2 A

Call duration in GSM networks

17 h

Standby time in GSM networks

576 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

17 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

576 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.2 in

5.7 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

2560 x 1440 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

424 ppi

515 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

2.5D curved screen

Contrast ratio

1400:1

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

2560 x 1440 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

LED

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX214 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

4.69 x 3.52 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.115 μm

Crop factor

7.38

Aperture

f/2

f/2

Number of lens elements

6

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Iso
• Timer
• Continuous shooting

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Iso
• Exposure compensation
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

8 Mp

4 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3771 x 2121 pixels

2667 x 1500 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

OmniVision OV4688

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

5.44 x 3.07 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

2.024 μm

Crop factor

6.93

Aperture

f/2.2

f/2

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Micro-SIM + Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2300 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

• LTE Cat 9

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.2

4.1

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV
• WMV9

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV
• WMV9

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Data encryption in the phone

Messages encryption

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)