| BlackBerry Z10 | Sony Xperia Z1 Compact |
| Manufacture | BlackBerry | Sony |
| Model | Z10 | Xperia Z1 Compact |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 137.5 gram | 137.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 130 x 65.6 x 9 | 127.00 x 64.90 x 9.50 |
| Operating System | BlackBerry OS | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/1700/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, autofocus, BSI sensor, f/2.2 | 20.7 megapixel |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | 1080p |
| Second Camera | 2 megapixel, 720p video, 3x digital zoom | 1.8 megapixel |
| Display size | 4.2 inches | 4.30 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 768 | 720 |
| Display height | 1280 | 1280 |
| PPI | 355.41 | 341.54 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz dual-core | 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8974 |
| GPU | NA | Adreno 330 |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM. 16 GB internal storage. Expandable with microSD card up to 64 GB | 2 GB RAM. 16 GB internal storage |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, WAV, WMV, WMA, AMR, WAV, OGG, FLAC | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1800 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 312 | 670 |
| Talktime (m) | 600 | 1080 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | NA | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | IP55 / IP58 |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |