Comparison of BlackBerry Q20 Classic and BlackBerry Z30 smartphones based on their characteristics

BlackBerry Q20 Classic

BlackBerry Z30

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BlackBerry

BlackBerry

Phone model

Q20 Classic

Z30

Year of release

2014

2013

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

131 mm

141 mm

Body width

72 mm

72 mm

Body thickness

10.2 mm

9.4 mm

Weight

178 g

170 g

Volume

96.74 cm³

95.23 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

1700 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 225

• Adreno 320

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

533 MHz

500 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

128 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T Pro

Operating system

Operating system

BlackBerry OS 10

BlackBerry OS 10

Battery

Battery capacity

2515

2880

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

17 h

25 h

Standby time in GSM networks

365 h

384 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

11 h 42 min

18 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

348 h

384 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

720 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

294 ppi

294 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3771 x 2121 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

5 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

Number of lens elements

5

5

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Other photo settings

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

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

1886 x 1061 pixels

Digital zoom

3 X

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 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

Autodial

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 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 800 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

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

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

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

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

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

HDMI connector

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• GIF
• BMP

• 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
• 3GPP2
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• 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

QWERTY keyboard

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF
• ZIP

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Handwriting recognition

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Amazon Appstore
• BlackBerry® World

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• BlackBerry App World
• BlackBerry maps

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

Installed games

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.48 W/kg

0.71 W/kg