BlackBerry Z30 vs Nokia N9

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.

• Weight

  N9: 35 g lighter

  Z30:

  170 g

  N9:

  135 g

• Width

  N9: 10.8 mm narrower

  Z30:

  72 mm

  N9:

  61.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  N9: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

  Z30:

  5 in

  N9:

  3.9 in

• Memory variants

  At 16 GB storage

  Z30:

  2 GB RAM

  N9:

  1 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Z30:

  Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro

  N9:

  TI OMAP 3630

• Depth

  Z30: 2.7 mm thinner

  Z30:

  9.4 mm

  N9:

  12.1 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. Z30

   Height:

   140.7 mm +24.2 mm versus N9

   Width:

   72 mm +10.8 mm versus N9

   Depth:

   9.4 mm

2. 2. N9

   Height:

   116.5 mm

   Width:

   61.2 mm

   Depth:

   12.1 mm +2.7 mm versus Z30

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. Z30

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. N9

   Screen diagonal:

   3.9 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   41.9 cm²

Z30 has approximately 64.4% more rectangular screen area than N9.

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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