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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

Type
TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.44 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
26.53% 73.99%
Multi-Touch

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

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

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 -
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