BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| August 2010 | January 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2010 | Coming Soon - January 2017 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, Red | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in ) |
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 104 g (3.67 oz) | - |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Dual-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar] | |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| 256 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| N/A | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 256 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio |
| 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 | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent) | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 256 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1150 mAh | 2350 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 456 h (2G) Up to 348 h (3G) |
- |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) |
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