Blackberry Curve 2 8930 vs Samsung Galaxy S I9000

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 2 8930 vs Samsung Galaxy S I9000 across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung Galaxy S I9000 offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Blackberry Curve 2 8930 offers 2.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S I9000 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S I9000 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Blackberry Curve 2 8930's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S I9000 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S I9000 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Curve 2 8930 offers 3.2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S I9000 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S I9000 offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 2 8930 offers 1400 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S I9000 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Blackberry Curve 2 8930 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S I9000 offers 16 GB, making Blackberry Curve 2 8930 the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Curve 2 8930
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy S I9000
₹31,500
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
03 Jun, 2010
N/A

User Ratings

N/A
4.6/5
(120 ratings)
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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Blackberry
Android v2.1
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 3110
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

N/A
1 GHz
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
PowerVR SGX 540
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

128 MB
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Type

TFT
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

480x360 px
480x800 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

250 ppi
233 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
57.9 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Display Colour

65K
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

109 mm
122.4 mm
162.7 mm

Width

60 mm
64.2 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

13.50 mm
9.90 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

88.3 grams
118 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

Other
352 @ 480 fps
1280x720 @ 30
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
N/A
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Capacity

1400 mAh
1500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 5.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 6.5(3G) / Up to 13.5(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
16 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.0
Yes v3
Yes v5.4

GPS

N/A
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: H.263 MPEG4 WMV
N/A
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration
N/A
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC AAC+ AMR eAAC+ MP3 WAV WMA
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Other Sensors

N/A
Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Games

Yes Java multiscreen games
N/A
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes HTML WAP 2.0
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Shared Memory 8 fields per entry Practically Unlimited
N/A
N/A

SMS

Yes
N/A
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A
N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 Push e-mail
N/A
N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Facilities

Antenna : Internal Antenna Navigation: 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard Ent Platform: JVM PC Sync Instant Message 512MHz Processor Standalone GPS with BlackBerry Maps Integrated address book calendar memo pad task list Stereo headset capable 3.5 mm stereo headset jack Push To Talk GPS wallpapers ebooks : jar pdf txt
N/A
N/A

Applications

N/A
Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk Picasa integration
N/A