Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Classic vs Sony Xperia M5 vs Microsoft Lumia 950

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony Microsoft
Announced June 2014 August 2015 October 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
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 10.3 OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Microsoft Windows 10
User Interface Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait - -
Processor Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR G6200 Adreno 418
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (564 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.64% 65.89% 70.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG Not Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2515 mAh 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)