Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

BlackBerry Bold 9790
blackberry bold 9790
Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
samsung i9500 galaxy s4
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced November 2011 March 2013
Status Available - December 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Black White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (Dependent on Country)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP3 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.45 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.14% 72.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity (JM-1) 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 17 h