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BlackBerry Bold 9900
9900Samsung Focus
SGH-i917
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| Global Score | |
| 52.3 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 7.1, 7 | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2011-05-02 | 2010-10-11 |
| 4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches | 4.84 x 2.56 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.07 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | 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 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (23 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 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 6.5 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Focus has an overall score of 55.9, which is just a bit better than BlackBerry Bold 9900's 52.3 global score. The Samsung Focus is a just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter device than BlackBerry Bold 9900, although they were released only 7 months apart. The Samsung Focus comes with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system, and BlackBerry Bold 9900 works with BlackBerry 7.1 operating system.
BlackBerry Bold 9900 features a more vivid screen than Samsung Focus, because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 480 x 640 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher screen density. BlackBerry Bold 9900 has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Focus, and although they both have 1 cores, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 also has a better graphics co-processor and a greater amount of RAM.
Samsung Focus takes better photographs and videos than BlackBerry Bold 9900. Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same video quality and the same resolution back facing camera. BlackBerry Bold 9900 counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Focus. Both of them have equal 8 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Focus has improved battery performance than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because it has a 22 percent more battery size.
The Samsung Focus is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bit cheaper.
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