Comparison of Vertu Aster Pride of Russia and BlackBerry Classic smartphones based on their characteristics

Vertu Aster Pride of Russia

BlackBerry Classic

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Vertu

BlackBerry

Phone model

Aster Pride of Russia

Classic

Year of release

2015

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

143 mm

Body width

69 mm

Body thickness

11.2 mm

Weight

193 g

Volume

110.74 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Gold
• Leather
• Titanium alloy

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

CPU clock speed

2300 MHz

2400 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 330

• Adreno 330

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 64 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

BlackBerry OS 10

Battery

Battery capacity

2275

Battery type

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

15 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

380 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

15 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

380 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.7 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1440 x 1440 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Pixel density

469 ppi

582 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

LED

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Viewfinder

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
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1932 x 1087 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

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 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE-Advanced support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

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

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
• AVI
• 3GPP
• WMV

• MP4
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• MP3
• 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

QWERTY keyboard

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

Synchronization over the mobile network

Synchronization with services

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

• Facebook
• BlackBerry Travel
• BlackBerry Hub

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Data encryption in the phone

Installed antivirus

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)