Apple iPhone 5s vs Blackberry Classic

Comparing the Apple iPhone 5s vs Blackberry Classic across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Classic runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5s runs at 1.3 GHz, making Blackberry Classic the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 5s offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Blackberry Classic offers 3.5 inches, making Apple iPhone 5s the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 5s features a IPS LCD display compared to Blackberry Classic's TFT, making Apple iPhone 5s the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 5s and Blackberry Classic feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Blackberry Classic offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 1.2 MP, making Blackberry Classic better for front camera photography.

Battery: Blackberry Classic offers a higher battery capacity with 2515 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 1560 mAh, making Blackberry Classic better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 5s and Blackberry Classic offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 5s receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Blackberry Classic has a rating of 3.4.

Apple iPhone 5s

₹14,999

(Out of Stock)

Blackberry Classic

₹15,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2013

15 Jan, 2015

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Apple A7	Snapdragon S4 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	(upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM	2 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)	3.5 inches (8.89 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT	AMOLED
640x1136 px	720x720 px (HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
1.2 MP	2 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1560 mAh	2515 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(67,397 ratings)

3.4/5

(337 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Nov 01, 2013

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v7

Blackberry v10.3.1

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A7 APL0698

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cyclone

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6430

Adreno 225

Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px

720x720 px (HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi

291 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %

N/A

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Display Colour

N/A

16M

N/A

Design

Height

123.8 mm

131 mm

150.83 mm

Width

58.6 mm

72.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

10.2 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

112 grams

177 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

2 MP
Front Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

1280x720 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1560 mAh

2515 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)

Up to 11.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.2 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

GB / 16 GB / 64 GB

16 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: 3GP ASF AVI MKV MOV MPEG4 WMV

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: AAC AMR FLAC M4A (Apple lossless) MP3 OGG WAV WMA

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Java

N/A

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes HTML

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Practically Unlimited

N/A

Email

N/A

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

N/A

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