BlackBerry Passport vs Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Passport vs Sony Xperia miro phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.5"
IPS
IPS
1440x1440
13
MP
MP
2mp
3GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
3450
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
vs
3.5"
LED
LED
320x480
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? BlackBerry Passport
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
23 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 21 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| +14 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
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| Model | BlackBerry Passport | Xperia Miro (ST23a) |
| Other model names | AT&T BlackBerry Q30 Passport SQW100-1, RIM Windermere | Xperia miro ST23, ST23a, Sony Mesona |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |   (Latin America), USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony |
| Release date | 9/24/2014 | 9/1/2012, Announced: 6/29/2012 |
| Depth | 9.3 millimeters (0.37 inches) | 9.9 millimeters (0.39 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 90.3 x 128 millimeters (3.56 x 5.04 in) | 59.4 x 113 millimeters (2.34 x 4.45 in) |
| Weight | 194 grams (6.79 ounces) | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LED-Backlit LCD |
| Screen size | 4.5" inches | 3.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~56.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~54.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1440x1440 pixels | 320x480 pixels (3:2) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Capacitive Multitouch 2-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 453 PPI | 165 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 3 | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Anti-reflective coating screen |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 10.2 | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA v1 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A |
| CPU | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.26GHz Krait 400 (Quad-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 330 | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| RAM memory | 3GB LPDDR3 | 512MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 32GB | 4GB (2.2GB available) |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 100/50 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 - USA: 850/900/1700/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 13 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 60 fps | VGA (640x480) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 2 megapixels | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) Sony xLOUD |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.263, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, eAAC+, WAV |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro-B USB SlimPort | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) BA700 |
| Battery capacity | 3450 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 5W Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 23 hours | 6 hours |
| Standby | 444 hours (18.5 days) | 545 hours (22.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • BBM 6 • Miracast Java framework | • Colors: Black, Pink, White with silver, White with gold Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Passport | Sony Xperia Miro (ST23a) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.25W/kg (head), 0.91W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.87W/kg (head) |