Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
blackberry curve 3g 9300
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
samsung galaxy a3 (2017)
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general 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

hardware 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

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 68.14%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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)
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Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
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