BlackBerry 9720 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry	Samsung
Announced
August 2013	October 2014
Status
Available - August 2013	Available - November 2014
Price
-	Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)	130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm ( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight
120 g (4.23 oz)	110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
-	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Type
IPS capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
2.8 inches [Similar]	4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)	540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
32.35%	65.39%
Multi-Touch

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

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps	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+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, 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
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML	HTML5