Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 925

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia Nokia
Announced January 2013 February 2013 May 2013
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-892, RM-893
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-910
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
- LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
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 OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 Adreno 225
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 59.47% 63.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW)
Capacity 1800 mAh 1430 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)