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

N/A

Performance

	N/A
Snapdragon 801	Snapdragon 210	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 2.2 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	4.7 inches (11.94 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1440x1440 px (QHD (2k))	540x960 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

	N/A
2 MP Wide Angle Lens	2 MP	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
3450 mAh	3000 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	16 GB	256 GB
eMMC 5.0	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.2/5

(1,914 ratings)

N/A

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

Blackberry v10.3

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AA

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

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

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x1440 px (QHD (2k))

540x960 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

234 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.52 %

56.66 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

128 mm

144.9 mm

162.7 mm

Width

90.3 mm

74 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm

12.4 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

196 grams

185 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

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)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Front Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

N/A

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

3450 mAh

3000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

Up to 18 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

16 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.0

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 64 GB

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

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.1

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

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

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer 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