Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Classic vs BlackBerry Priv vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Samsung
Announced June 2014 October 2015 August 2017
Status Available - November 2014 Available - November 2015 Available - August 2017
Price - Rs. 34,999 ($514.69) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black Black Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37 in)
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Samsung Pay
IP68 certified
MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait - -
Processor Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 418 Adreno 540
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Edge Screen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.4 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (544 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.64% 70.82% 74.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 18 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Optical Image Stabilization, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2515 mAh 3410 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)
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