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BlackBerry Z3

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA model
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 13, 17, 25 - USA model
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, May 2014, June. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 140 x 72.8 x 9.3 mm (5.51 x 2.87 x 0.37 in) 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm (5.16 x 2.85 x 0.40 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
  Optical trackpad
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD,
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.6% screen-to-body ratio) 3.5 inches, 38.7 cm2 (~40.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density) 720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 10.2.1, upgradable to 10.3.1 BlackBerry OS 10.3.1, upgradable to 10.3.2
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait 200 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 225
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1.5GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF 8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.1 MP 2 MP
Video 720p
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS GPS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2500 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2515 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 384 h Up to 348 h (2G) / Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)
Music play Up to 84 h Up to 70 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, White, Blue, Bronze, Cobalt blue
Price About 90 EUR About 120 EUR

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