Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 38.7 | 41.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 5.0.x | bada 1.1 |
| 2010-09-14 | 2010-06-14 |
| 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 inches | 4.31 x 2.17 x 0.47 inches |
| 3.70 ounces | 3.53 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| $ 190.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 167 pixels per inch | 146 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.9 | 6.3 |
| processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.85 | 5.76 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 102,4 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 1.6 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| -- | 320 x 240 (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| CDMA | EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 252 hours standby time 4.5 hours talk time | 923 hours standby time 14.6 hours talk time |
| 2.8 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Wave 525 is a little bit better than the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, with a 41.6 score against 38.7. Samsung Wave 525 is a just a little lighter and thinner cellphone than the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, even when both of them were released only 3 months apart. The Samsung Wave 525 comes with bada 1.1 operating system, and BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 comes with BlackBerry 5.0.x operating system.
The Samsung Wave 525 has a bit more vivid display than BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, because although it has a just a little worse number of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a lot larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 400 x 240 pixels. Samsung Wave 525 has a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds 16 GB smaller.
BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Wave 525. Both of them have 0 processing cores. Samsung Wave 525 has just a bit better battery performance than BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, because it has a 1200mAh battery size. The Samsung Wave 525 takes a little bit better photos and videos than BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Wave 525 is also by far the cheapest.
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