Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z30 vs BlackBerry Priv vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Samsung
Announced September 2013 October 2015 March 2016
Status Available - October 2013 Available - November 2015 Coming Soon - March 2016
Price - Rs. 34,999 ($514.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37 in)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 192 g (6.77 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.2 OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 418 Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Edge Screen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.4 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (544 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 70.82% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 18 MP 5 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Optical Image Stabilization, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2880 mAh 3410 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 25 h - Up to 11 h (multimedia)