Which smartphone is ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Blackberry Z30 against the Nexus 4 to see which is better.

For the design and display, the Blackberry Z30 has a Super AMOLED model display measuring 5 inches that can render a screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and pixel ratio of 295ppi. The display comes with light and proximity sensor, and it has overall some very nice specs.

The Nexus 4 is equipped with an IPS LCD display measuring 4.7 inches that can render a screen resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels. This display is smaller than its rival, but it still has the proximity sensor, as well as multi touch and scratch resistant capabilities. The smartphone has rounded corners, as well as a glass construction with rounded fiber bezel.

For the hardware, camera, and battery specs, the Blackberry Z30 has a Krait 300: dual core processor working at 1700 MHz that is paired up with a Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm. It supports 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of ROM (which users can expand by up to 64 GB by using a microSD card).

The primary camera has 8 MP and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, while the secondary camera has 2 MP and it is the perfect feature for video calling.The battery unit has a capacity of 2880 mAh and it is estimated to last around 18 hours of talking time (or 16 days of stand-by time).

Meanwhile, the Nexus 4 has a Krait: quad core working at 1500 MHz which is paired up with a Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm. The processor has a better performance than its rival, showing off 2 GB of RAM too and the internal storage capacity is of 16 GB. The rear-facing camera of the device has 8 MP and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and the front-facing camera is at 1.3 MP. The battery unit is a Li-Po model with a capacity of 2100 mAh that is estimated to last around 15.3 hours of talking time (or 162 hours of stand-by time).

The Blackberry’s Z30 cost $399.68, while the Nexus 4 is around $269.99.

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