BlackBerry Bold 9650 vs Samsung Galaxy A8
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| April 2010 | July 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2010 | Available - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
112 x 62 x 14 mm
(4.41 x 2.44 x 0.55 in ) |
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) |
| Weight | |
| 136 g (4.8 oz) | 151 g (5.33 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA/EVDO Rev A 800/1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry OS | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] | |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| N/A | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 512 MB | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS; recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 512 MB | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1400 mAh | 3050 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 312 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 5 h | - |