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Samsung Rugby
SGH-A837BlackBerry Pearl 3G
9100| Global Score | |
| 36.3 | 39.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Blackberry |
| -- | BlackBerry 5.0.x |
| 2008-09-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 3.95 x 2.05 x 0.90 inches | 4.25 x 1.97 x 0.52 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 3.28 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2 inches | -- |
| 176 x 220 pixels | 360 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 141 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 256 MB RAM |
| GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 131,07 MB internal memory | -- |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.6 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 4.51 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 432 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 2.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Light Sensor |
Comparison review
BlackBerry Pearl 3G has a global score of 39.6, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Rugby's 36.3 overall score. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G is a notably lighter and a lot thinner device than the Samsung Rugby. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G features a bit better CPU than Samsung Rugby, and although they both have a 0-Core CPU, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G also has a GPU.
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G has a bit better display than Samsung Rugby, because it has a way better resolution of 400 x 360px and a better pixels amount per inch of display. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G counts with a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Rugby. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Rugby, because it has 1150mAh of battery capacity against 1000mAh.
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G features a superior camera than Samsung Rugby, because it has a much better resolution back-facing camera.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G is also by far the cheapest one.
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