Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
samsung galaxy ace 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced May 2011 February 2012
Status Available - August 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 122 g (4.3 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 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 Android OS, v2.3
Processor 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar] Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 3.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.92% 55.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1230 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)