Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs Samsung Galaxy A7

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
Samsung Galaxy A7
samsung galaxy a7
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced August 2013 Expected Announcement - December 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Rumored - January 2015
Price - Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 72.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h -