Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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Screen size | 2.46 in Best: Asus FonePad 8 Screen size: 8 in | |||
Battery capacity | 1150 mAh Best: Doogee BL12000 Battery capacity: 12000 mAh | |||
Pixel density | 163 ppi Best: Sony Xperia Z6 Pixel density: 891 ppi | |||
CPU clock speed | 0.51 GHz Best: Motorola Moto G100 CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz |
Operating system | BlackBerry 6 |
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CPU clock speed | 0.51 GHz |
CPU cores | Single-core |
Primary sensor resolution | 2.0 Mpx |
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Video recording | yes |
Highest video resolution | 640 x 480 px |
Digital zoom | yes |
Colour of product | Black |
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Water resistant | no |
Shock resistant | no |
Dual sim support | no |
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Sim card size | Mini-SIM |
Bluetooth | yes |
Bluetooth version | 2.0 EDR |
Bluetooth profile |
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Bluetooth codec |
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NFC | no |
Charging connection | USB |
Headphone connection | 3.5 mm |
Type of USB connector | Micro-USB |
Replaceable battery | yes |
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Battery type | Lithium ion |
Battery capacity | 1150.0 mAh |
Standby time | 408.0 h |
Talk time | 4.0 h |
Fast charging | no |
Wireless charging | no |
Screen size | 2.46 in |
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Touchscreen | no |
Number of colors | 65K |
Panel type | LCD |
Resolution | 320 x 240 px |
Pixel density | 163.0 ppi |
Dual screen support | no |
Scratch resistant display | no |
HDR | no |
Internal storage | 256 MB |
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Memory card reader | yes |
Maximum card storage | 32GB |
Types of memory card supported |
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Height | 4.29 in |
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Width | 2.36 in |
Depth | 0.55 in |
Weight | 3.7 oz |
Wireless network (Wi-Fi) | yes |
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Wireless networking standard |
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Navigation system | A-GPS |
2G GSM | yes |
GSM frequencies |
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3G UMTS | no |
4G LTE | no |
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