Blackberry Passport vs CAT S40

Comparing the Blackberry Passport vs CAT S40 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Passport runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while CAT S40 runs at 1.1 GHz, making Blackberry Passport the better performer.

Display: CAT S40 offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Blackberry Passport offers 4.5 inches, making CAT S40 the larger display of the two. CAT S40 features a IPS LCD display compared to Blackberry Passport's LCD, making CAT S40 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Blackberry Passport offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while CAT S40 offers 8 MP, making Blackberry Passport better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Blackberry Passport and CAT S40 feature a 2 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Blackberry Passport offers a higher battery capacity with 3450 mAh, while CAT S40 offers 3000 mAh, making Blackberry Passport better for longer battery life.

Storage: Blackberry Passport offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while CAT S40 offers 16 GB, making Blackberry Passport the better option for storage.

Blackberry Passport

₹23,100

(Discontinued)

CAT S40

₹31,500

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

04 Oct, 2014

04 Nov, 2016

14 Jul, 2026

Performance

	N/A
Snapdragon 801	Snapdragon 210	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 2.2 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM	1 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	4.7 inches (11.94 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LCD	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1440x1440 px (QHD (2k))	540x960 px	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
2 MP Wide Angle Lens	2 MP	16 MP

Battery

	N/A
3450 mAh	3000 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	N/A	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

32 GB	16 GB	128 GB
eMMC 5.0	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

4.2/5

(1,914 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v10.3

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

N/A

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AA

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330

Adreno 304

Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1440x1440 px (QHD (2k))

540x960 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

234 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.52 %

56.66 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

128 mm

144.9 mm

164.4 mm

Width

90.3 mm

74 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm

12.4 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

196 grams

185 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes IP68 (up to 60 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

2 MP
Front Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

3450 mAh

3000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G) / Up to 18 Hours(2G)

Up to 18 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

16 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.0

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 64 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

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

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: eAAC+ FLAC MP3 WAV WMA

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML5

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited

N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

N/A

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