BlackBerry Classic vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| June 2014 | December 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Coming Soon - December 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm (5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in) |
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm (5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 177 g (6.24 oz) | 132 g (4.66 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry 10.3 OS | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) |
| User Interface | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait | - |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 225 [Similar] | Adreno 306 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2515 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 348 h (2G) Up to 365 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) Up to 17 h 10 min (3G) |
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