Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced October 2009 May 2012
Status Available - November 2009 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 65.84%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)