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BlackBerry Bold 9930
9930Samsung Z1
SM-Z130H| Global Score | |
| 52.4 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 7.1, 7 | Tizen 2.3 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2015-01-14 |
| 4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches | 4.74 x 2.49 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| -- | Black, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 129.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 4 inches |
| 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 286 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.6 |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.83 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 4.26 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.10 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 640 x 480 (15 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 307 hours standby time 6.6 hours talk time | 8 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Z1 has a general score of 57.2, which is slightly better than the BlackBerry Bold 9930's 52.4 overall score. The Samsung Z1 has Tizen 2.3 operating system, and BlackBerry Bold 9930 has BlackBerry 7.1 operating system. The Samsung Z1 is a noticeably newer device, and it is also lighter and a little bit thinner than the BlackBerry Bold 9930.
The BlackBerry Bold 9930 features a little sharper display than Samsung Z1, because although it has a really smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 480 x 640 pixels, it also counts with a little better display pixels density. The BlackBerry Bold 9930 has a little bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Z1, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds 32 GB smaller, it also counts with 4 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Z1's processor is very similar to BlackBerry Bold 9930's processor, because although the Samsung Z1 has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have a 768 MB RAM, it also counts with 1 more 1200 MHz cpu cores. The Samsung Z1 captures a bit better photographs and videos than BlackBerry Bold 9930, although it has a way lower video resolution and a camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution.
The Samsung Z1 features longer battery life than BlackBerry Bold 9930, because it has a 22% bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Z1 is also cheaper than the other phone.
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