Blackberry Z3 vs Apple iPhone 6 16GB

Comparing the Blackberry Z3 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: Apple iPhone 6 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Blackberry Z3 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Apple iPhone 6 16GB the better performer.

Display: Blackberry Z3 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 4.7 inches, making Blackberry Z3 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 6 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Blackberry Z3's TFT, making Apple iPhone 6 16GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Blackberry Z3 offers 5 MP, making Apple iPhone 6 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Blackberry Z3 and Apple iPhone 6 16GB feature a 1.1 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Blackberry Z3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 1810 mAh, making Blackberry Z3 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Blackberry Z3 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 16 GB, making Blackberry Z3 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 6 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Blackberry Z3 has a rating of 3.9.

Blackberry Z3

₹7,000

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 6 16GB

₹52,000

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

59%

N/A

Release Date

25 Jun, 2014

17 Oct, 2014

Performance

	N/A
Snapdragon 400	Apple A8
(upto 1.2 GHz)	Dual Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM	1 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
TFT	IPS LCD
540x960 px	750x1334 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
1.1 MP	1.2 MP

Battery

	N/A
2500 mAh	1810 mAh

Storage

8 GB

16 GB

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

(2,017 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

Performance Rating

Below Avg

N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

Apple A8 APL1011

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Krait 200

Dual core, 1.4 GHz, Cyclone

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

PowerVR GX6450

RAM

1.5 GB

1 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

N/A

Display Type

TFT

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

750x1334 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

220 ppi

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.46 %

65.66 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

140 mm

138.1 mm

Width

72.8 mm

67 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

164 grams

129 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg

N/A

Resolution

5 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

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
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

Front Camera Rating

Avg

N/A

Resolution

1.1 MP
Front Camera

1.2 MP
Primary Camera31 mm focal length BSI Sensor

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

2500 mAh

1810 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 15.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 14 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB	16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

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 b/g/n)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Video Player

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

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: 3GP AAC AAC++ AMR eAAC+ FLAC MP3 MP4 OGG WAV WMA

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML5 RSS

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited

N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes Other

N/A

Other Facilities

Calculator Stopwatch World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

N/A

Applications

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