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| Global Score | |
| 34.1 | 37.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | HP |
| BlackBerry | Windows Mobile Professional 6.5 |
| 2006-09-07 | 2009-11-24 |
| 4.20 x 2.00 x 0.57 inches | 4.44 x 2.47 x 0.53 inches |
| 3.16 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| $ 131.00 | $ 89.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 2.5 inches |
| 240 x 260 pixels | 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 177 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Intel XScale (Single-Core 312 MHz) processor | Single-Core 533 MHz processor |
| 32 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.12 | 6.66 |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 3.00 MP |
| 4.51 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1590mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time 3.5 hours talk time | 423 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 2.4 | 3.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HP iPAQ Glisten has a global score of 37.4, which is slightly better than the BlackBerry Pearl 8100's global score of 34.1. The HP iPAQ Glisten is a notably newer and just a bit thinner phone than the BlackBerry Pearl 8100, although it's also much heavier. The HP iPAQ Glisten counts with Windows Mobile Professional 6.5 operating system, while BlackBerry Pearl 8100 comes with BlackBerry operating system.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 counts with a little more vivid display than HP iPAQ Glisten, because although it has a little bit worse 260 x 240 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel quantity in each inch in the screen. The HP iPAQ Glisten and BlackBerry Pearl 8100 have incredibly similar storage capacity for applications and games, although the HP iPAQ Glisten has no slot for SD memory cards.
HP iPAQ Glisten has a little bit better performance than BlackBerry Pearl 8100, and although they both have the same number of cores, the HP iPAQ Glisten also has more RAM. The HP iPAQ Glisten takes better videos and photos than BlackBerry Pearl 8100, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
HP iPAQ Glisten counts with a much better battery duration than BlackBerry Pearl 8100, because it has a 1590mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the HP iPAQ Glisten is also a bargain compared to others, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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