Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Express

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple Samsung
Announced October 2010 September 2012 January 2013
Status Available - November 2010 Available - September 2012 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 60.84% 63.29%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1440 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 225 h Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)