| Manufacturer | |
| Blackberry | Essential |
| Announced | |
| October 2017 | May 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2017 | Coming Soon - June 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 30,200 ($462.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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155.7 x 75.4 x 8.13 mm (6.13 x 2.97 x 0.32 in) |
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm (5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual-SIM | Single-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA |
HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300) - USA | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor |
- |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) | Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) |
| User Interface | |
| - | Ambient OS |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 506 [Similar] | Adreno 540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | No |
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating | LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.71 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 70.87% | 84.79% |
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | Dual 13 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (dual Tone) | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX378 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 1.55μm pixel size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| Yes | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/2.2, 1080p, 1.12μm pixel size [Similar] | 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar] |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| To be confirmed | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| Light Sensor | |
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| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
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| Gyroscope Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 3040 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |