Comparison of BlackBerry Passport and Sony Xperia Z2 smartphones based on their characteristics
Manufacturer and Model
- Manufacturer
- BlackBerry
- Sony
- Phone model
- Passport
- Xperia Z2
- Year of release
- 2014
- 2014
Appearance
- Case type
- Monoblock
- Monoblock
- Body length
- 128 mm
- 147 mm
- Body width
- 90 mm
- 73 mm
- Body thickness
- 9.3 mm
- 8.2 mm
- Weight
- 196 g
- 163 g
- Volume
- 107.49 cm³
- 88.24 cm³
- Body materials and finishes
-
- Metal
- Plastic
-
- Aluminium alloy
Processor (CPU)
- Processor model
-
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
-
- Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
- CPU clock speed
- 2300 MHz
- 2300 MHz
- Number of processor cores
- 4
- 4
- Level 1 cache (L1)
- 16 + 16 kB
- 16 + 16 kB
- Level 2 cache (L2)
- 2 MB
- 2 MB
- Processor size
- 32 bits
- 32 bits
- Instruction set architecture
- ARMv7
- ARMv7
- Manufacturing process
- 28 nm
- 28 nm
Graphics Processor (GPU)
- GPU
- GPU model
-
- Adreno 330
-
- Adreno 330
- GPU clock speed
- 450 MHz
- 578 MHz
- Number of GPU cores
- 4
- 4
Primary storage (RAM)
- The amount of RAM
- 3 GB
- 3 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR3
- LPDDR3
- RAM frequency
- 800 MHz
- 933 MHz
- Number of RAM channels
- 2
- 2
Internal storage
- Built-in memory
-
- 32 GB
-
- 16 GB
SD card
- Types of Supported Memory Cards
-
- microSDXC
- microSDHC
- microSD
-
- microSDXC
- microSDHC
- microSD
- Maximum expandable memory
- 64 GB
- 64 GB
- Hot swappable memory card
Mainboard
- Chipset
-
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AA
-
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3
Operating system
- Operating system
- BlackBerry OS 10
- Android 4.4
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 3450
- 3200
- Battery type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Charging the battery from USB
- Call duration in GSM networks
- 14 h
- 19 h
- Standby time in GSM networks
- 348 h
- 880 h
- Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
- 24 h
- 19 h
- Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
- 348 h
- 740 h
- Duration of listening to music
- 110 h
- Video watching duration
- 6 h
Screen
- Screen diagonal
- 4.5 in
- 5.2 in
- Screen resolution
- 1440 x 1440 pixels
- 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Resolution formats
-
- HD
-
- Full HD
- HD
- Pixel density
- 453 ppi
- 424 ppi
- Screen technology
- IPS
- Color depth
- 24 bit
- 24 bit
- Touch screen
- Touch screen type
- Capacitive
- Capacitive
- Anti-scratch screen
- Glass screen
- Aspect ratio
- 1
- 1.778
- Auto-rotate screen
- Ambient light sensor
- Proximity sensor
Main photo/video camera
- Camera megapixels
- 13 Mp
- 20.7 Mp
- Maximum photo resolution
- 4807 x 2704 pixels
- 6066 x 3412 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
- LED
- LED
- Digital zoom
- 8 X
- Photomatrix model
- Sony Exmor RS
- Photomatrix type
- CMOS BSI
- CMOS
- Photomatrix size
- 6.17 x 4.55 mm
- Photomatrix pixel size
- 1.176 μm
- Crop factor
- 5.64
- Aperture
- f/2
- f/2
- Number of lens elements
- 5
- Shooting settings
- Autofocus
- Red eye reduction
- Face detector
- Smile detector
- Panoramic photography
- HDR photography
- Continuous photography
- Touch focus
- Exposure compensation
- Self-timer
- Digital image stabilization
- Optical image stabilization
- White balance
- ISO setting
- Video capability
- Maximum video resolution
- 1920 x 1080 pixels
- 3840 x 2160 pixels
- Movie speed
- 30 fps
- 30 fps
- Movie settings
Front photo/video camera
- Front camera megapixels
- 2 Mp
- 2.2 Mp
- Maximum photo resolution
- 1886 x 1061 pixels
- 1978 x 1112 pixels
- Shooting resolution formats
-
- Full HD
- HD
- Photomatrix model
- Sony Exmor R
- Front camera video
- Maximum video resolution
- 1280 x 720 pixels
- 1920 x 1080 pixels
SIM card and calls
- Number of SIM-cards
- 1
- 1
- SIM card type
- Nano-SIM
- Micro-SIM
- MP3 ringtones
- Polyphonic ringtones
- Vibration mode
- Speakerphone
- Conference call
- Speed dial
- Video calls
- Second microphone
- 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
- 4G
- 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 800 MHz
- UMTS 850 MHz
- UMTS 900 MHz
- UMTS 1700 MHz
- UMTS 1900 MHz
- UMTS 2100 MHz
- LTE support
- LTE frequencies
-
- LTE 700 MHz
- LTE 800 MHz
- LTE 850 MHz
- LTE 900 MHz
- LTE 1700 MHz
- LTE 1800 MHz
- LTE 1900 MHz
- LTE 2100 MHz
- LTE 2600 MHz
-
- LTE 700 MHz
- LTE 800 MHz
- LTE 850 MHz
- LTE 900 MHz
- LTE 1700 MHz
- LTE 1800 MHz
- LTE 1900 MHz
- LTE 2100 MHz
- LTE 2600 MHz
Internet data transmission standards
- LTE standards
-
- LTE Cat 4
-
- LTE Cat 4
- Data transmission standards
-
- 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
- 802.11ac
- 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
- MHL interface
Bluetooth
- Built-in Bluetooth
- Bluetooth standard
- 4.0
- 4.0
- Bluetooth LE support
- A2DP support
- AVRCP 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
- RDS support
Sensors and gauges
- Ambient light sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Orientation and rotation sensor
- Gyroscope
- Magnetometer
- Barometer
Connectors and interfaces
- USB connector
- Micro USB
- Micro USB
- TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
- 3.5 mm
- 3.5 mm
- Wireless NFC
- ANT+ wireless technology
Images
- Supported image formats
-
- PNG
- JPG
- EXIF
- GIF
-
- PNG
- JPEG
- GIF
- BMP
- Installed image editor
- Geo tags
- DLNA support
Video
- Installed video player
- Supported video formats
-
- MP4
- MPEG-4
- MKV
- AVI
- 3GPP
- QuickTime
- Xvid
- H.263
- H.264
- WMV
-
- MP4
- MPEG-4
- MKV
- AVI
- 3GPP
- Xvid
- H.263
- H.264
- WMV
- Video resolution formats
-
- Full HD
- HD
-
- Ultra HD
- Quad HD
- Full HD
- HD
- Streaming video
- Installed video editor
- Geo tags
Audio
- Installed audio player
- Supported audio formats
-
- AAC
- AAC+
- eAAC+
- AMR
- AMR-NB
- FLAC
- MIDI
- MP3
- OGG
- WMA
- WAV
-
- AAC
- AAC+
- eAAC+
- AMR
- AMR-NB
- AMR-WB
- FLAC
- MIDI
- MP3
- OGG
- WMA
- WAV
- MP3 support
- Built-in stereo speakers
- Streaming audio
- Identifier of songs
- Dictaphone
- Voice notes
- TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
- 3.5 mm
- 3.5 mm
Control elements
- Touch input
- Multitouch
- QWERTY keyboard
- Pinch zoom
- Russified input
Documents and office
- Installed Organizer (PIM)
- Office document support
- Supported document formats
-
-
- Handwriting recognition
- Convert text to speech
- Convert speech to text
Connectivity and synchronization
- PC connection
- Tethering support
- Synchronization over the mobile network
- OTA sync
- Synchronization with services
-
- BlackBerry Travel
- BlackBerry Hub
-
- MS Outlook
- MS Exchange
- Gmail
- Gtalk
- Youtube
- Google Play
- Goolge Voice Search
- Google Search
Software features
- JAVA support
- 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
- VMS support
Impact protection
- Waterproof case
- Dustproof case
Security
- Installed VPN
Additional features
- Standalone mode (flight mode)
SAR level
- SAR level
- 0.33 W/kg
- 0.38 W/kg
