Blackberry may have reportedly lost so much during the third quarter, but it is now willing to regain everything back through its latest flagship device, the Blackberry Z30. Meanwhile, Samsung is still on top of the rank with its third yet more impressive installment for its Samsung Galaxy Note series, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Although the two do not necessarily belong in the same market, let alone target the same consumers, it is important to note that comparing the latest offerings of brand companies can very likely help the people in general choose the devices they are to purchase this coming holiday season. So without further ado, let us take a look at the best features, specs, and other particularities the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Blackberry Z30 can offer.

The very first thing to note in comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with the Blackberry Z30 or any other newly-released mobile phones is of course the size of its display. Being a Note installment, the Galaxy Note 3 sports a 5.7-inch display which is made even better with the 1080 x 1920 screen resolution. As for the Blackberry Z30, although it's obvious that Blackberry is now gearing up to penetrate the monster phone market, having a 5-inch display is already fair. However, the company seems to have missed the screen resolution factor when it comes to present-day smartphone releases. While other companies including LG, HTC, Sony, and Samsung have decided to engage into the finest 1080p display, it is quite a shocker for Blackberry to settle with 720 X 1280 display. This could have been considered as good enough if it were launched alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, a year ago.

Impressively, Blackberry is also following Samsung's Super AMOLED screen display. But the only problem one could see in the hardware of the device is the fact that it's a bit bulky for a device sporting Super AMOLED screen. It must be the design since Blackberry is trying to keep and maintain its minimalist black candy bar-like trademark.

When it comes to smartphones camera, the Galaxy Note 3 is then winner between the two with its 13-megapixel shooter that comes with the all-new and improved photo editing options. Meanwhile, Blackberry Z30 comes with a reasonable and still impressive 8-megapixel read-facing camera. On the other hand, both devices come with a 2 megapixel front-facing camera.

While the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is powered by quad-core 2,300 MHz, Krait 400 with Adreno 330, the Blackberry Z30 utilizes dual-core 1,700 MHz, Krait 300 with Adreno 320. Nevertheless, although the Blackberry Z30 has a lower processor and only 2GB RAM, it isn't prone to lags neither does it have trouble loading apps since it is basically running on Blackberry 10.2 OS with side-loading option to run on Jelly Bean. As for the Note 3 of course it is running on Android 4.3 and given its powerful processor and 3GB RAM, it is built to handle more simultaneous tasks and processes than other smartphones.

Here is a quick run-down of the other features and specs of the Blackberry Z30:

• 5.0" 16M-color 720p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
• Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, 2GB RAM, Adreno 320
• 16GB storage, built-in Dropbox and Box integration; microSD card slot
• Bluetooth 4.0
• NFC
• Standard microUSB port, USB host, microHDMI
• 3.5mm audio jack
• GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS
• Office document editor
• BlackBerry Hub with extensive social networking connectivity
• BBM with video chat and screen sharing
• 2880mAh battery

And here's for the Note 3:

• 5.7" 16M-color 1080p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen; Adobe RGB mode
• S Pen
• Android OS v4.3 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI
• GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
• 32GB/64GB of built-in storage
• microSD card slot
• microUSB 3.0 port with USB host and MHL 2.0
• Bluetooth v4.0
• NFC
• IR port for remote control capability
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• Accelerometer and proximity sensor
• Barometer, thermometer, hygroscope
• Air Gesture
• Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
• Smart volume and Adapt Sound features for the music player
• 3,200mAh battery