Essential Phone vs BlackBerry Motion Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	Oct 09, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$700

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	6.13 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 155.8 x 75.5 x 8.12 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Dragontrail

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	15 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.55 μm
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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD	8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM

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

Alternative variants

for Sprint

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66

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