Which of these smartphones is ideal choice for consumers? We pit Sony's Xperia M2 against the Blackberry Z10 to see which is worth the the purchase.
For the design and display, the Sony Xperia M2 is equipped with a TFT display that measures 4.8 inches and can render a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, while its pixel density is of 229 pixels per inch. The M2 comes with a plastic exterior case that is reportedly more prone to scratches, according to reports from Tech Radar. It weighs 148 grams and it is 0.34 in thick.
Meanwhile, the Blackberry Z10 has a smaller 4.2 inches display that can render a higher resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels and its pixel density is at 355 pixels per inch. The Blackberry smartphone also comes with a plastic exterior case but this one looks slicker, with a rubber-like back. It is lighter, weighing 138 grams but is a tad thicker at 0.35 inches.
In terms of hardware and OS, the Sony Xperia M2 is equipped with a quad core processor, a Cortex A7 that works at 1.2 GHz and that is paired up with a Snapdragon 400 chipset from Qualcomm. Its supports 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage capacity (expandable by up to 32GB via microSD card). The Sony smartphone runs on the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.
The Blackberry Z10 has a Krait: dual core working at 1.5 GHz that is paired up with the Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset from Qualcomm. It comes with a 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory (expandable by up to 64GB via microSD card). The Z10 runs on is BlackBerry 10.x.
For the battery and camera specs, the Sony Xperia M2 has an 8MP primary camera (with features like LED flash) and a VGA secondary camera. The smartphone houses a Li-Ion battery unit with a capacity of 2300 mAh.
On the other hand, Blackberry Z10 is also equipped with an 8MP primary camera (LED flash) but it actually provided the Z10 device with a better 2MP secondary camera. This smartphone has a less powerful battery with a capacity of 1800 mAh.
The Sony Xperia M2 (8 GB) cost $343.49, while the BlackBerry Z10 (16 GB): $219.00.
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