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BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry Samsung
Announced
August 2010 May 2013
Status
Available - August 2010 Available - July 2013
Colors
Black, Red White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight
104 g (3.67 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE - GT-I9195
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.46 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52% 66.82%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video
Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
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 HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery
Capacity
1150 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by
Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
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