BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Samsung Galaxy A9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| May 2008 | December 2015 |
| Status | |
| Discontinued | Coming Soon - January 2016 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in) |
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 133 g (4.69 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry OS | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| 624 MHz [Similar] | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 510 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 128 MB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 1 GB storage | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 8 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| - | Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] | 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS; recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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 Cat7 350/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, miniUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 8 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 310 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 5 h | - |