Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9650 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

BlackBerry Bold 9650
blackberry bold 9650
Samsung Galaxy A8
samsung galaxy a8
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced April 2010 July 2015
Status Available - July 2010 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 62 x 14 mm
(4.41 x 2.44 x 0.55 in )
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA/EVDO Rev A 800/1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.53% 73.99%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h -
Talk Time Up to 5 h -