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BlackBerry Bold 9930
without Camera9930
| Global Score | |
| 46.1 | 50.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | HTC |
| BlackBerry 7.1, 7 | Android 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2010-02-16 |
| 4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches | 4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 130.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 3.7 inches |
| 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 286 pixels per inch | 252 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 576 MB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 0 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 307 hours standby time 6.6 hours talk time | 340 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | 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
The HTC Desire has a general score of 50.6, which is a little bit better than the BlackBerry Bold 9930's score of 46.1. HTC Desire comes with Android 2.2 OS, and BlackBerry Bold 9930 has BlackBerry 7.1 OS. The HTC Desire is an older, somewhat thicker and just a little heavier phone than BlackBerry Bold 9930.
The BlackBerry Bold 9930 has a bit more powerful processor than HTC Desire, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have 1 processing cores, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 also counts with a greater amount of RAM. BlackBerry Bold 9930 has a slightly better looking display than HTC Desire, because although it has a bit worse 480 x 640 pixels resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little better amount of pixels per screen inch.
The HTC Desire counts with a greater camera than BlackBerry Bold 9930. BlackBerry Bold 9930 features a much greater storage for applications and games than HTC Desire. Both of them have an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB. HTC Desire features just a little better battery duration than BlackBerry Bold 9930, because it has a 14 percent greater battery capacity.
The HTC Desire not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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