Blackberry Z3 vs Nokia XL

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Z3 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Nokia XL runs at 1.0 GHz, making Blackberry Z3 the better performer.


Display: Both Blackberry Z3 and Nokia XL offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Nokia XL features a IPS LCD display compared to Blackberry Z3's TFT, making Nokia XL the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Blackberry Z3 and Nokia XL feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Nokia XL offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Blackberry Z3 offers 1.1 MP, making Nokia XL better for front camera photography.


Battery: Blackberry Z3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2500 mAh, while Nokia XL offers 2000 mAh, making Blackberry Z3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Blackberry Z3 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Nokia XL offers 4 GB, making Blackberry Z3 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Blackberry Z3 receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Nokia XL has a rating of 3.6.

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Blackberry Z3
₹7,000
(Discontinued)
Nokia XL
₹11,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

59%
57%

Release Date

25 Jun, 2014
15 May, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon S4 Play
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
768 MB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
540x960 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.1 MP
2 MP

Battery

2500 mAh
2000 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(2,017 ratings)
3.6/5
(3,150 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Blackberry v10.2
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Poor

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Krait 200
Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 203

RAM

1.5 GB
768 MB

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

220 ppi
187 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.46 %
64.77 %

Screen Protection

N/A
No

Display Colour

16M
N/A

Design

Height

140 mm
141.4 mm

Width

72.8 mm
77.7 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm
10.9 mm

Weight

164 grams
190 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Avg

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.832 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

N/A
ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
480x848x30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Below Avg

Resolution

1.1 MP
Front Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2500 mAh
2000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 15.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 13 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

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 v3.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A
No

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