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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), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
	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 (standard), 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 (wide)	8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4", 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