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| Global Score | |
| 50.3 | 55.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 7 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2011-10-27 | 2010-06-28 |
| 4.53 x 2.64 x 0.44 inches | 4.92 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 4.16 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2400.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 4 inches |
| 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 286 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Single-Core 1200 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 384 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 2 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 3.22 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 312 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Fascinate has an overall score of 55.1, which is just a bit better than the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981's 50.3 overall score. The Samsung Fascinate design is thinner and notably lighter than the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981, despite of the fact that it was released just 16 months before. Samsung Fascinate works with Android 2.3 operating system, while BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 has BlackBerry 7 operating system.
BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 features a little sharper display than Samsung Fascinate, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 480 x 640 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater number of pixels in each inch of screen. BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 features a very superior memory for games and applications than Samsung Fascinate, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 32 GB, the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 also has 8 GB internal storage.
BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 has a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Fascinate, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have 1 cpu cores, the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 also counts with a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Fascinate features a better camera than BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981. Both have the same video frame rate, the same (HD) video definition and the same resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung Fascinate features a very superior battery performance than BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981.
The Samsung Fascinate is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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