BlackBerry Passport vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha Comparison

BlackBerry Passport

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

BlackBerry Passport General Specs

Screen Size:
4.5"

Release date:
Sep 2014

OS:
BlackBerry 10 OS

Dimensions:
128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm

Weight:
6.91 oz (196 g)

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
1440 x 1440

Pixels per inch (PPI):
453 ppi

Samsung Galaxy Alpha General Specs

Screen Size:
4.7 inches

Release date:
Sep 2014

OS:
Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS

Dimensions:
5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches (132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm )

Weight:
4.06 oz (115 g)

Touchscreen type:
Multi-touch

Resolution:
720 x 1280 pixels

Pixels per inch (PPI):
312 ppi

BlackBerry Passport Camera Specs

Rear camera:
13 MP

Front camera:
2 MP

Flash:
LED

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Camera Specs

Rear camera:
12 megapixels

Front camera:
2.1 megapixels

Flash:
LED

BlackBerry Passport Hardware Specs

Processor:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 with 2.2GHz Quad-Core CPUs (MSM8974-AA)

RAM:
3 GB

Internal storage:
32 GB

Expandable storage type:
microSD up to 128 GB

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Hardware Specs

Processor:
8-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A15 and ARM Cortex-A7

RAM:
2048 MB RAM

Internal storage:
32 GB

Expandable storage type:
-

BlackBerry Passport Battery Specs

Capacity:
3450 mAh

Talk time:
18.00 hours

Stand-by time:
18.0 days (432 hours)

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Battery Specs

Capacity:
1860 mAh

Talk time:
-

Stand-by time:
-

BlackBerry Passport Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
802.11 b/g/n for 2.4GHz

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Assisted, Autonomous and Simultaneous GPS

USB:
USB 2.0

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Connectivity Specs

Wi-Fi:
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz, VHT80 MIMO

Bluetooth:
4.0

GPS:
Yes

USB:
USB 3.0

BlackBerry Passport Audio Codecs

3GP, 3GP2, M4A, M4V, MOV, MP4, MKV, MPEG-4, AVI, ASF, WMV, WMA, MP3, MKA, AAC, AMR, F4V, WAV, MP2PS, MP2TS, AWB, OGG, FLAC, VOBSUB

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Audio Codecs

MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI

BlackBerry Passport Video Codecs

3GP, 3GP2, M4A, M4V, MOV, MP4, MKV, MPEG-4, AVI, ASF, WMV, WMA, MP3, MKA, AAC, AMR, F4V, WAV, MP2PS, MP2TS, AWB, OGG, FLAC, VOBSUB

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Video Codecs

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, Flash Video, MKV, WebM

BlackBerry Passport Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Magnetometer
• Gyroscope
• Time of Flight (ToF)
• Ambient light

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Compass
• Hall
• Fingerprint ID
• Gesture