BlackBerry Evolve vs BlackBerry Z30

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Evolve:

  LCD

  Z30:

  OLED

• Width

  Z30: 4.1 mm narrower

  Evolve:

  76.1 mm

  Z30:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Z30: 0.99 in smaller diagonal

  Evolve:

  5.99 in

  Z30:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Evolve:

  Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)

  Z30:

  Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro

• Rear camera layout

  Evolve:

  Dual

  Z30:

  Single

• Depth

  Evolve: 1 mm thinner

  Evolve:

  8.4 mm

  Z30:

  9.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Evolve

   Height:

   158.9 mm +18.2 mm versus Z30

   Width:

   76.1 mm +4.1 mm versus Z30

   Depth:

   8.4 mm

2. 2. Z30

   Height:

   140.7 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   9.4 mm +1 mm versus Evolve

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Evolve

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

2. 2. Z30

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Evolve has approximately 34.4% more rectangular screen area than Z30.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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