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BlackBerry Bold 9900
9900Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA
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| Global Score | |
| 52.3 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 7.1, 7 | Android 4.2.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2011-11-17 |
| 4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 99.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 286 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 4.1 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 307 hours standby time 6.3 hours talk time | 150 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Nexus CDMA has an overall score of 66.3, which is much better than the BlackBerry Bold 9900's 52.3 general score. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA comes with Android 4.2.2 operating system, and BlackBerry Bold 9900 has BlackBerry 7.1 operating system. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA design is a little bit thinner but somewhat heavier than BlackBerry Bold 9900, and both of them were released with only 7 months difference.
The Galaxy Nexus CDMA features a slightly better looking screen than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because it has a quite higher pixels amount in each inch in the display, a much bigger screen and a way better resolution of 1280 x 720px. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA has a little faster CPU than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory, a higher number of cores and a better graphics co-processor running at 384 megahertz.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 24 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA shoots way better photos and videos than BlackBerry Bold 9900, and although they both have a 5 MP resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy Nexus CDMA also has a way better video resolution.
The Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a much longer battery lifetime than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because it has a 1850mAh battery size instead of 1230mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the BlackBerry Bold 9900, making buying this phone a simple decision.
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