We compare the Samsung Galaxy S5 against the Blackberry Z30 to see which of these smartphones is the better purchase.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED screen that can render a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels at 432 ppi pixel density. Its screen is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 as the samsung handset's dimensions are 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm, and weigh 145 grams.
Meanwhile, the Blackberry Z30 has also a Super AMLOLED screen measuring 5.1 inches, and can render 720 x 1280 pixels resolution with 294 ppi pixel density. Its heavier than the S5 at 170 grams, and has the following dimensions of 140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm.
According to the stats from GSMArena, Samsung Galaxt S5 has Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, partnered with a powerful Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801, and an Adreno 330 for graphics. It has two variants of internal memory at 16 and 64GB, but can reach up to 128GB with a microSD card.
The Blackberry Z30 on the other hand, is equipped with a dual-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz as it being paired up with a Snapdragon chipset, and an Adreno 320 GPU. The Blackberry handset has also 2GB of RAM and 16GB memory, but it can expand up to 64GB with a microSD card.
The Samsung smartphone's software runs on the Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), which can be upgraded to the v5.0 (Lollipop). The Blackberry device runs on the BlackBerry 10.2 OS, upgradable to the 10.2.1 version.
According to the specs from the Fuse Joplin, The Samsung Galaxy S5 is equipped with a 2800 mAh battery that can last up to 21 hours, while the Blackberry Z30 has a more powerful battery at 2880 mAh, and can last up to 25 hours in 2G, and 18 hours in 3G.
Both devices have 2MP cameras, but their main cameras are different. The S5 has a 16MP primary shooter, while the Blackberry handset is only 8MP.
The Samung Galaxy S5 is worth $528, while the Blackberry Z30 $384 on Amazon.com.
