BlackBerry Z30 vs Motorola StarTAC 85
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Z30 vs Motorola StarTAC 85 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry Z30
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
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| Model | BlackBerry Z30 | StarTAC 85 |
| Other model names | BlackBerry Z30 4G LTE, BlackBerry Z30 STA100-2, RIM Aristo | Motorola Star TAC 85 (S5776EBD) |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Motorola |
| Release date | 10/5/2013 | 1/1/1997 |
| Depth | 9.4 millimeters (0.37 inches) | 23 millimeters (0.91 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 72 x 140.7 millimeters (2.83 x 5.54 in) | 57 x 98 millimeters (2.24 x 3.86 in) |
| Weight | 170 grams (5.95 ounces) | 112 grams (3.92 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | Monochromatic |
| Screen size | 5" inches | 1.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~68% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~6.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 4x15 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 294 PPI | 10 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 2 |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 10.2 | Proprietary OS |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Plus MSM8960 | 16bit |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.7GHz Krait (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 320 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| RAM memory | 2GB LPDDR2 | 1MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 16GB | 1KB Flash (EEPROM) |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 100/50 Mbps | feature not registered |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Mono-Band 900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | LTE 800/900/1800/2600 - STA100-3: 700/1700/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | Not supported |
| 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 Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | LED flash | 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 |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 2 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | Not supported |
| 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 Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | feature not registered |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.264, H.263, WMV | feature not registered |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC | feature not registered |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | Not supported |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | Not supported |
| TV output | Micro HDMI Type D | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | Not supported |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) | NiMH (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2880 mAh | 500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 4.8W Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 18 hours | 3.8 hours |
| Standby | 384 hours (16 days) | 75 hours (3.1 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Not supported |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Monophonic |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | Not supported |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | External retractable antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • BBM 6 • HDR photo/video • USB On-The-Go 1.3 • WiFi direct Java framework | • Colors: Black • 16 Languages • Phonebook with 100 entries • Call records 10 dialed, 5 received, 5 missed calls |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Z30 | Motorola StarTAC 85 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |