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Samsung Rugby III
SGH-A997| Global Score | |
| 41.9 | 45.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Blackberry |
| -- | BlackBerry 7.1, 7 |
| 2012-11-29 | 2011-08-23 |
| 4.10 x 2.10 x 0.80 inches | 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.43 inches |
| 4.70 ounces | 3.49 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 105.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 2.4 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 360 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 167 pixels per inch | 250 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| STE PNX6809L chipset | -- |
| Single-Core 468 MHz processor | Single-Core 800 MHz processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 6.57 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 262,14 MB internal memory | 524,29 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.12 | 2.42 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | 640 x 480 (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 1 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 9 hours talk time | 348 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
BlackBerry Curve 9360 has a general score of 45.9, which is slightly better than Samsung Rugby III's general score of 41.9. Despite of the fact that the BlackBerry Curve 9360 is older than the Samsung Rugby III, it's body is thinner and notably lighter. BlackBerry Curve 9360 features just a bit better looking display than Samsung Rugby III, and although they both have a same size screen, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 also has a higher count of pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 360 x 480.
BlackBerry Curve 9360 features a bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Rugby III, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 32 GB, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 also has more internal memory. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 counts with a faster processing unit than Samsung Rugby III, and although they both have the same number of cores, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 also has 384 MB more RAM memory and an extra GPU.
Samsung Rugby III features better battery life than BlackBerry Curve 9360, because it has a 30 percent greater battery size. BlackBerry Curve 9360 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Rugby III, because it has a way more mega pixels camera in the back.
The BlackBerry Curve 9360 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest.
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