Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs BlackBerry Bold 9650

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
samsung i9100 galaxy s ii
BlackBerry Bold 9650
blackberry bold 9650
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BlackBerry
Announced February 2011 April 2010
Status Available - April 2011 Available - July 2010
Colors Black, White, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
112 x 62 x 14 mm
(4.41 x 2.44 x 0.55 in )
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA/EVDO Rev A 800/1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 BlackBerry OS
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 512 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 2.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 26.53%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 512 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 5 h