Comparison of RugGear RG500 and BlackBerry Z3 smartphones based on their characteristics

RugGear RG500

BlackBerry Z3

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

RugGear

BlackBerry

Phone model

RG500

Z3

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

124 mm

140 mm

Body width

69 mm

73 mm

Body thickness

24 mm

9.3 mm

Weight

206 g

164 g

Volume

203.86 cm³

94.79 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Yellow

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MediaTek MT6572

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-400 MP

• Adreno 305

Number of GPU cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

1.5 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

1 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.2

BlackBerry OS 10

Battery

Battery capacity

2060

2500

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

7 h

15 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

384 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

3 h 30 min

15 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

384 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.2 in

5 in

Screen resolution

480 x 320 pixels

960 x 540 pixels

Pixel density

180 ppi

220 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

18 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.5

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

HDR photography

Touch focus

Digital image stabilization

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

1.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

1398 x 787 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

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

3.5G

3.5G

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 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

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

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

87.5 - 108

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

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

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AMR
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WAV

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

MP3 support

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

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• 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

Shockproof case

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.65 W/kg

0.58 W/kg