Blackberry Z30 (A10) vs Apple iPhone 6 16GB

Comparing the Blackberry Z30 (A10) vs Apple iPhone 6 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Z30 (A10) runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB runs at 1.4 GHz, making Blackberry Z30 (A10) the better performer.

Display: Blackberry Z30 (A10) offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 4.7 inches, making Blackberry Z30 (A10) the larger display of the two. Blackberry Z30 (A10) features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 6 16GB's IPS LCD, making Blackberry Z30 (A10) the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Blackberry Z30 (A10) and Apple iPhone 6 16GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Blackberry Z30 (A10) offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 1.2 MP, making Blackberry Z30 (A10) better for front camera photography.

Battery: Blackberry Z30 (A10) offers a higher battery capacity with 2880 mAh, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 1810 mAh, making Blackberry Z30 (A10) better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Blackberry Z30 (A10) and Apple iPhone 6 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 6 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Blackberry Z30 (A10) has a rating of 3.9.

Blackberry Z30 (A10)

₹9,300

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 6 16GB

₹52,000

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Release Date

21 Oct, 2013

17 Oct, 2014

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Impeccable construction
sexy looks
Stellar display
Handles intensive tasks and games with ease

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Plastic antenna lines at the back are ugly
Protruding camera lens can get scratched easily
Average battery life

User Ratings

3.9/5

(563 ratings)

4.4/5

(146,716 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Oct 17, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v10.2

iOS v8

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Apple A8 APL1011

Processor

Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Krait

Dual core, 1.4 GHz, Cyclone

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320

PowerVR GX6450

RAM

2 GB

1 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5 inches (12.7 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

750x1334 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.99 %

65.66 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

140.7 mm

138.1 mm

Width

72 mm

67 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

170 grams

129 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.229 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.5µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Video HDR Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Front Camera

1.2 MP
Primary Camera31 mm focal length BSI Sensor

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2880 mAh

1810 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Up to 14 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

YesMicro HDMI (Type D)

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MPEG4 WMV Xvid DivX

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: eAAC+ FLAC MP3 WAV WMA

N/A

Special Features

Voice Memo Voice dialing Voice commands

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML5

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Caller groups Multiple numbers per contact Picture ID Ring ID Search by both first and last name

N/A

Email

Yes IMAP Microsoft Exchange POP3 Push e-mail SMTP

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

N/A

Applications

N/A	iBooks iTunes Store App Store FaceTime Passbook iMovie Pages Keynote iTunes U