Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs Samsung Galaxy J1

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
Samsung Galaxy J1
samsung galaxy j1
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced August 2013 January 2015
Status Available - August 2013 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Blue, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 59.80%
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] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 1850 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 10 h (3G)