Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z30 vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs HTC Desire 526G+ Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Asus HTC
Announced September 2013 January 2014 January 2015
Status Available - October 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 6,379 ($93.81) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
139.8 x 69.65 x 9.8 mm
(5.5 x 2.74 x 0.39 in)
Weight - 140 g (4.94 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE - -
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 10.2 OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Octa-core 1.7 GHz
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 2 GB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8/16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 63.76% 62.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2880 mAh 2110 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 622 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 25 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)