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| Global Score | |
| 37.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry | -- |
| 2009-06-16 | 2017-04-21 |
| 4.41 x 2.44 x 0.56 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| -- | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 480 x 360 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 250 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.17 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 1.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| -- | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is a lot better than the BlackBerry Tour 9630, having an 81.7 score against 37.6. Galaxy S8's construction is newer and thinner, but somewhat heavier than the BlackBerry Tour 9630. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a lot better processing power than BlackBerry Tour 9630, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
Galaxy S8 has a much better display than BlackBerry Tour 9630, because it has a lot higher number of pixels per inch in the display, a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a lot larger display. Galaxy S8 shoots way better photographs and videos than BlackBerry Tour 9630, because it has a much better 12 MP resolution camera.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than BlackBerry Tour 9630. Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a very superior battery performance than BlackBerry Tour 9630, because it has a 114 percent greater battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S8 is also a bit cheaper.
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