Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia V vs BlackBerry Z10

Sony Xperia V
sony xperia v
BlackBerry Z10
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry
Announced August 2012 January 2013
Status Released - December 2012 Available - January 31, 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
4G Network LTE 800 / 2600 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 BlackBerry 10 OS
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.63% 59.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h