Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
samsung galaxy j3 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced October 2009 November 2015
Status Available - November 2009 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 68.09%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 22 h