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BlackBerry Bold 9900
9900Samsung Captivate
SGH-I897
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| Global Score | |
| 52.3 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 7.1, 7 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2010-06-18 |
| 4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 99.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 4 inches |
| 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 286 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 307 hours standby time 6.3 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Captivate is just a bit better than BlackBerry Bold 9900, getting a 57.2 score against 52.3. Even though the Samsung Captivate is older than BlackBerry Bold 9900, it's construction is a little thinner and just a little lighter. The Samsung Captivate works with Android 2.3 operating system, and BlackBerry Bold 9900 counts with BlackBerry 7.1 operating system.
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 features a little sharper display than Samsung Captivate, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit lower 480 x 640px resolution, it also counts with a quite better pixels count in each inch of screen. Samsung Captivate counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than BlackBerry Bold 9900, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 32 GB, the Samsung Captivate also has 8 GB more internal memory.
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 features just a bit better performance than Samsung Captivate, and although they both have the same number of cores, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 also has a better 320 MHz GPU and a greater amount of RAM. The Samsung Captivate counts with a much better camera than BlackBerry Bold 9900. They have the same (HD) video definition, the same video frame rates and a 5 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
Samsung Captivate counts with better battery lifetime than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because it has 1500mAh of battery capacity instead of 1230mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Captivate is also cheap compared to the other phone, making it an easy decision.
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