Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE

BlackBerry Bold 9000
blackberry bold 9000
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE
samsung galaxy ace 3 lte
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced May 2008 June 2013
Status Discontinued Coming Soon - Q3 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
121.2 x 62.7 x 10 mm
(4.77 x 2.47 x 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.6 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.72% 60.05%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Sound & Shot, Best Shot, Best Photo, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity 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 HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h -
Talk Time Up to 5 h -