Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Express vs BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs HTC First

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BlackBerry HTC
Announced January 2013 May 2008 April 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Discontinued Available - April 2013
Colors White Black, White White, Black, Pale Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - LTE 850/1900 MHz
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz 624 MHz Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400
GPU - - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 128 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 1 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 8 GB N/A

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen TFT Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 2.6 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi) 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.29% 26.72% 62.43%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Up to 1080p HD video capture
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 8 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1500 mAh 2000 mAh (not remova
Stand by Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Up to 310 h Up to 436 h 48 min
Talk Time Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 5 h Up to 14 h 18 min