Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
blackberry curve 3g 9300
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
samsung galaxy note 3
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced August 2010 September 2013
Status Available - August 2010 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, Red Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 74.98%
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] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
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/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB
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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 21 h (3G)