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| Global Score | |
| 34.4 | 37.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Blackberry |
| -- | BlackBerry |
| 2009-11-24 | 2009-06-16 |
| 3.86 x 1.89 x 0.58 inches | 4.41 x 2.44 x 0.56 inches |
| 3.53 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Gray and Pink | -- |
| $ 265.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 2.4 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 360 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 167 pixels per inch | 250 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6 | 6.6 |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 256 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 71,68 MB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0.5 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | -- |
| 5.39 | 5.17 |
| UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 860mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 370 hours standby time 5.4 hours talk time | 336 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 2.32 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
BlackBerry Tour 9630 has a general score of 37.6, which is just a bit better than the Nokia 7230's score of 34.4. Although the BlackBerry Tour 9630 and Nokia 7230 were only released 5 months apart, BlackBerry Tour 9630's body is a little bit thinner but also incredibly heavier. The BlackBerry Tour 9630 features a much better looking screen than Nokia 7230, and although they both have a same size display, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 also has a better display pixel density and a lot better 360 x 480 pixels resolution.
The Nokia 7230 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than BlackBerry Tour 9630, although it has no slot for external memory cards. BlackBerry Tour 9630 counts with just a little better processing power than Nokia 7230. Both of them have the same number of cores. Nokia 7230 has a little bit better camera than BlackBerry Tour 9630. Both of them have a 3.2 MP resolution camera.
BlackBerry Tour 9630 has a very superior battery life than Nokia 7230, because it has a 63 percent bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
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