Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2010 October 2014 October 2014
Status Available - November 2010 Available - November 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 624 MHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU - -
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 70.85% 65.39%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included 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 not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2300 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
- -