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BlackBerry Z3 vs Sony Xperia Z5

2.87 in
5.51 in
BlackBerry Z3 Mobile Phone
BlackBerry Z3
2.83 in
5.75 in
Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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Full Comparison

Hardware

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Operating systemBlackBerry 10Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory1.5GB3 GB

Display

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Screen size5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution540 x 960 px1080 x 1920 px
Pixel density220.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono

Rear camera

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary resolution1.1 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Internal storage8 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White

Dimensions

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Height5.51 in5.75 in
Width2.87 in2.83 in
Depth0.37 in0.29 in
Weight5.78 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

BlackBerry Z3BlackBerry Z3
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h540.0 h
Talk time15.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Sony Xperia Z5