Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Sony Xperia M Dual vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony Samsung
Announced May 2008 June 2013 June 2013
Status Discontinued Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
121.2 x 62.7 x 10 mm
(4.77 x 2.47 x 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU - Adreno 305 -
RAM 128 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.6 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.72% 57.31% 60.05%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Sound & Shot, Best Shot, Best Photo, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1750 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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