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BlackBerry 9720 Mobile Phone
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BlackBerry Q10 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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3.8 out of 5
7 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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User rating
45
4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
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4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
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4 stars
48 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemBlackBerry 7BlackBerry 10Android 4.4
CPU clock speed0.81 GHz1.5 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU modelMarvell PXA930Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
RAM memory512 MB2 GB2 GB
CPU cores
N/A
Dual-core8-core
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 225PowerVR SGX544

Display

Screen size2.8 in3.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution480 x 360 px720 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density214.0 ppi330.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920.0 px px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height4.49 in4.71 in5.38 in
Width2.6 in2.63 in2.75 in
Depth0.47 in0.41 in0.31 in
Weight4.23 oz4.9 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
IR
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • HSP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
HDMIMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSS-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1450.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time432.0 h360.0 h370.0 h
Talk time7.0 h13.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonoyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes

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