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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBB100-4 only)
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900)	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
	Speed	HSPA, LTE-A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat9 450/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, June	2017, February
	Status	Available. Released 2014, September	Available. Released 2017, April

Body	Dimensions	128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm (5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)	149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm (5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 in)
	Weight	196 g (6.91 oz)	180 g (6.35 oz)
	Keyboard	QWERTY	QWERTY
	Build	Aluminum frame, plastic back	Aluminum frame, plastic back
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBB100-4 only
		- Capacitive touch 3-row BlackBerry keyboard	- Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.5 inches, 65.3 cm2 (~56.5% screen-to-body ratio)	4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 1440 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~453 ppi density)	1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	BlackBerry OS 10.3, upgradable to 10.3.2	Android 7.1 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
	CPU	Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 330	Adreno 506

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB
	Internal	32 GB, 3 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 30mm, OIS, AF	12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@60fps	2160p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	2 MP, f/2.8, 28mm	8 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm
	Video	720p	1080p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1	No
		- BlackBerry Assistant - BlackBerry maps - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Video editor - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player - DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.264 player - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input	- Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player - DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3450 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 444 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 23 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 84 h

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Red, Black&Gold, Silver	Black/Silver, Black, Bronze
	Price	About 170 EUR	About 510 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 628 / Basemark X: 10682	Basemark OS II: 1169 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1132 Basemark X: 10445
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1256 (nominal), 2.595 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1756:1 (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 76dB, noise 71dB, ring 76dB	Voice 62dB, noise 66dB, ring 67dB
	Audio quality	Noise -91.5dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB	Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
	Battery life	73h endurance rating	81h endurance rating