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Motorola Droid
A855BlackBerry Bold 9900
9900
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| Global Score | |
| 47.5 | 52.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Blackberry |
| Android 2.2, 2.1, 2.0 | BlackBerry 7.1, 7 |
| 2009-10-28 | 2011-05-02 |
| 4.56 x 2.36 x 0.54 inches | 4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 120.00 | $ 99.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 2.8 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 286 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP3430 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 600 MHz) processor | QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX530 (200 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 6.93 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 720 x 480 (24 fps) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.6 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 270 hours standby time 6.4 hours talk time | 307 hours standby time 6.3 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
BlackBerry Bold 9900 is slightly better than Motorola Droid, having a 52.3 score against 47.5. BlackBerry Bold 9900 works with BlackBerry 7.1 OS, and Motorola Droid has Android 2.2 OS. The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is a newer phone, and it is also a lot thinner and a lot lighter than the Motorola Droid.
BlackBerry Bold 9900 counts with a quite better processing power than Motorola Droid, and although they both have 1 cpu cores, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 also has a larger amount of RAM memory and a much better graphics co-processor running at 320 MHz. The BlackBerry Bold 9900 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Motorola Droid, because although it has a little bit worse 480 x 640 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display.
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 features a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Droid. Both have a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 32 GB. The Motorola Droid counts with just a bit longer battery performance than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because it has a 1400mAh battery capacity.
Motorola Droid shoots much clearer photographs and videos than BlackBerry Bold 9900. Both of them have a camera in the back with a 5 MP resolution, the same video frame rate and the same 720x480 video definition.
BlackBerry Bold 9900 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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