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BlackBerry Classic vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry Samsung
Announced
June 2014 August 2014
Status
Available - November 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors
Black Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight
177 g (6.24 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network
LTE LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
41.64% 70.43%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry 10.3 OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
User Interface
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait -
Processor
Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP [Similar] 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash LED flash
Features
AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera
2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG
Not Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2515 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by
Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
-
Talk Time
Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)
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