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BlackBerry Bold 9900 vs Samsung Galaxy S4

    2.6 in
    4.53 in
    BlackBerry Bold 9900 Mobile Phone
    BlackBerry Bold 9900
      2.75 in
      5.38 in
      Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S4
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      18
      3.7 out of 5
      9 user ratings
      5 stars
      		11 %
      4 stars
      		44 %
      3 stars
      		44 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      21
      4.4 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		50 %
      4 stars
      		50 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      35
      4.1 out of 5
      35 user ratings
      5 stars
      		42 %
      4 stars
      		28 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      45
      4.3 out of 5
      45 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		42 %
      3 stars
      		13 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Operating systemBlackBerry 7Android 4.4
      CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
      CPU coresSingle-core8-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8655Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 205PowerVR SGX544
      RAM memory768 MB2 GB

      Display

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Screen size2.8 in5.0 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
      Pixel density287.0 ppi441.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnoyes
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
      Digital zoomyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes

      Storage

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Internal storage8 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage32GB64GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • MMC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Silver
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Brown
      • Grey
      • Pink
      • Purple
      • Red
      • Silver
      • White
      MaterialSteelPlastic
      Water resistantnono
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Height4.53 in5.38 in
      Width2.6 in2.75 in
      Depth0.41 in0.31 in
      Weight4.59 oz4.59 oz

      Sensors

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes

      Connectivity

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Dual sim supportnono
      Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.0
      Bluetooth profile
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      Bluetooth codec
      • AAC
      • SBC
      • aptX
      • SBC
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      Video outputNoMHL

      Cellular

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
      Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyes
      • no
      • yes

      Battery

      BlackBerry Bold 9900BlackBerry Bold 9900
      Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
      Replaceable batteryyesyes
      Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
      Battery capacity1230.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
      Standby time288.0 h370.0 h
      Talk time6.0 h17.0 h
      Fast chargingnono
      Wireless charging noyes

      Pros & Cons

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