launch
Announced
2013, January
Status
Available. Released 2013, April
platform
OS
BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to v10.3.1
Chipset
Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
GPU
Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
camera
Rear
8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, autofocus, LED flash
Front
2 MP, 720p
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
3.1 inches
Resolution
720 x 720 pixels (~328 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand By
About 360 h
Talk time
About 10 h / About 13 h 30 min
body
Dimensions
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
139 g (4.90 oz, 0.31 lb)
Keyboard
QWERTY
SIM card
Micro-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
microUSB v2.0
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
Browser
HTML5
Java
Yes
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-2, SQN100-3, SQN100-4 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-5
4G bands
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - SQN100-1, SQN100-5 LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - SQN100-2 LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SQN100-3 LTE band 25(1900) - SQN100-4
Speed
EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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