Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Asus Zenfone 4 vs Sony Xperia E1

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Asus Sony
Announced October 2010 January 2014 January 2014
Status Available - November 2010 Available - June 2014 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 59.74% 61.98%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1200/1600 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 192 h Up to 551 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 9 h 12 min