Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2013 January 2014 January 2015
Status Available - August 2013 Available - February 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
143.7 x 77.1 x 9.6 mm
(5.66 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
143.7 x 77.1 x 9.5 mm
(5.66 x 3.04 x 0.37 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Broadcom BCM23550 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU - Broadcom VideoCore IV -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 16 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 63.94% 63.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 430 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 11 h Up to 11 h (3G)