Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z30 vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs BlackBerry Z20

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Motorola BlackBerry
Announced September 2013 September 2014 Expected Announcement - Q1 2015
Status Available - October 2013 Available - September 2014 Rumored - Q2 2015
Colors Black White, Black 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)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
9.5 mm thickness
(0.37 in thickness)
Weight - 149 g (5.26 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - 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, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L BlackBerry 10.3 OS
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305 Adreno 225
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 68.76% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, 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/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2880 mAh 2070 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 25 h - -