Phone Comparison - Motorola DEFY+ vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs BlackBerry 9720

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung BlackBerry
Announced August 2011 February 2012 August 2013
Status Available - September 2011 Available - May 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107 x 59 x 13.4 mm
(4.21 x 2.32 x 0.53 in)
118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3620 Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 806 MHz Tavor MG1
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Mali-400MP -
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 4 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.8 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.65% 55.64% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, @30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 1500 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 10 min Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h