Blackberry Z3 vs HTC Desire 816

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Comparing the Blackberry Z3 vs HTC Desire 816 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire 816 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.6 GHz, while Blackberry Z3 runs at 1.2 GHz, making HTC Desire 816 the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 816 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Blackberry Z3 offers 5 inches, making HTC Desire 816 the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 816 features a S-LCD 2 display compared to Blackberry Z3's TFT, making HTC Desire 816 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Blackberry Z3 offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 816 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Z3 offers 1.1 MP, making HTC Desire 816 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Blackberry Z3 offers 2500 mAh, making HTC Desire 816 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Blackberry Z3 and HTC Desire 816 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.


User Rating: HTC Desire 816 receives a higher user rating of 4, while Blackberry Z3 has a rating of 3.9.

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Blackberry Z3
₹7,000
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 816
₹27,390
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

59%
64%

Release Date

25 Jun, 2014
21 Apr, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 400
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.6 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
TFT
S-LCD 2
540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.1 MP
5 MP

Battery

2500 mAh
2600 mAh

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(2,017 ratings)
4/5
(1,014 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 21, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v10.2
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Below Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Krait 200
Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 305

RAM

1.5 GB
1.5 GB

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

TFT
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

220 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.46 %
67.51 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Display Colour

16M
N/A

Design

Height

140 mm
156.6 mm

Width

72.8 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm
8 mm

Weight

164 grams
165 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

1.1 MP
Front Camera
5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2500 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 15.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
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
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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