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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1549 (GSM), A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1549 (CDMA), A1586
  TD-SCDMA - A1586
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1549 GSM, A1549 CDMA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1586
Speed HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, May 2014, September 09. Released 2014, September 19
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 140 x 72.8 x 9.3 mm (5.51 x 2.87 x 0.37 in) 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
  Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 10.2.1, upgradable to 10.3.1 iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) Apple A8 (20 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait 200 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Typhoon (ARM v8-based)
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 8GB 1.5GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.1 MP 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC No Yes (Apple Pay only)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2500 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 1810 mAh, non-removable (6.9 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 384 h Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 84 h
Misc
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.98 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
Models A1549, A1586, A1589, A1522, A1524, A1593, iPhone7,2
Price About 90 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 15841
Display Contrast ratio: 1213 (nominal), 3.838 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -94dB / Crosstalk -73.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 61h

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