Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Samsung Galaxy Express vs HTC First

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung HTC
Announced May 2011 January 2013 April 2013
Status Available - August 2011 Available - March 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White White White, Black, Pale Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 850/1900 MHz
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.2 GHz QC 8655 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400
GPU - Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB N/A

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.92% 63.29% 62.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps Up to 1080p HD video capture
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh (not remova
Stand by Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Up to 436 h 48 min
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 18 min