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Launch

Announced 2014, June 2013, May
Status Available. Released 2014, December Available. Released 2013, June

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA model HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1
4G LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - USA model LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - SQR100-1
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes

Body

Dimensions 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm (5.16 x 2.85 x 0.40 in) 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM

Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches (~40.8% screen-to-body ratio) 3.1 inches (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density) 720 x 720 pixels (~328 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes Yes

Platform

OS BlackBerry OS 10.3.1, upgradable to v10.3.2 BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to v10.3.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225

Memory

Card Slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM

Camera

Primary 8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash 5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm, autofocus, LED flash,
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps,
Secondary 2 MP 2 MP, 720p

Sound

Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes Voice 75dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 76dB
3.5mm Jack Yes Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
Radio FM radio FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort) microUSB v2.0

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6 SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
Browser HTML5 HTML5
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1 Yes, MIDP 2.1

Battery

Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 2515 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Ion 2180 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 348 h (2G) / Up to 365 h (3G) Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 10 min (3G) Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)

Misc

Colors Black, White, Blue, Bronze, Cobalt blue Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
Price group 7/10 (About 310 EUR) 4/10 (About 180 EUR)