Blackberry Z10 vs Sony Xperia C

Comparing the Blackberry Z10 vs Sony Xperia C across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Z10 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Sony Xperia C runs at 1.2 GHz, making Blackberry Z10 the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia C offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Blackberry Z10 offers 4.2 inches, making Sony Xperia C the larger display of the two. Blackberry Z10 features a LCD display compared to Sony Xperia C's TFT, making Blackberry Z10 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Blackberry Z10 and Sony Xperia C feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Blackberry Z10 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sony Xperia C offers 0.3 MP, making Blackberry Z10 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia C offers a higher battery capacity with 2390 mAh, while Blackberry Z10 offers 1800 mAh, making Sony Xperia C better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia C offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Blackberry Z10 offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia C the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Xperia C receives a higher user rating of 4, while Blackberry Z10 has a rating of 3.5.

Blackberry Z10

₹4,999

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia C

₹13,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

27 Jan, 2013

16 Jul, 2013

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus	MediaTek MT6589	Unisoc T7100
(upto 1.5 GHz)	(upto 1.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM	1 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)	5 inches (12.7 cm)	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
LCD	TFT	IPS LCD
768x1280 px (HD)	540x960 px	N/A
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

0.3 MP

5 MP

Battery

1800 mAh	2390 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	N/A	10W
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

16 GB	4 GB	64 GB
N/A	N/A	eMMC 5.0

User Ratings

3.5/5

(3,303 ratings)

4/5

(4,047 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v10

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v15

Custom UI

N/A

Android Go

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

MediaTek MT6589

Unisoc T7100

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225

PowerVR SGX 544

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

2 GB

1 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR2

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LCD

TFT

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

5 inches (12.7 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

768x1280 px (HD)

540x960 px

N/A

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Pixel Density

355 ppi

220 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

58.88 %

65.64 %

N/A

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

130 mm

141.5 mm

N/A

Width

65.6 mm

74.15 mm

N/A

Thickness

9 mm

8.88 mm

8.49 mm

Weight

136 grams

153 grams

N/A

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Front Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1800 mAh

2390 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

4 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.52 W/kg Body: 0.36 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4

Yes v4.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

N/A

NFC

Yes

N/A

HDMI

YesMicro HDMI (Type D)

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Video Player

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

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC eAAC+ FLAC M4A (Apple lossless) MP3 MP4 OGG WAV WMA

N/A

Special Features

Voice Memo Voice dialing

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML5

N/A

Phone Book

Practically Unlimited Practically Unlimited

N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

Email

Push e-mail

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes Other

N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

N/A

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