BlackBerry DTEK50 vs Essential Phone Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.79 x 2.85 x 0.28 inches 147 x 72.5 x 7.1 mm	5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
Weight
4.76 oz (135.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch	5.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2560x1312px, 504 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.02 %	84.85 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1700 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 405	Adreno 540
RAM
3GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity
2610 mAh	3040 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Second camera
	13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Hearing aid compatible
T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 299	$ 700

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2016	May 30, 2017

Alternative variants

4G (FDD)	Bands 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 29(700 d), 20(800 DD), 5(850), 4(AWS-1), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Links

Full specifications
BlackBerry DTEK50 Specs	Essential Phone Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Essential Phone Review
User Reviews
	Essential Phone User Reviews