Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 vs Blackberry Curve 8980

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 vs Blackberry Curve 8980 across display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 offers a screen size of 3.2 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8980 offers 2.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 8980's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 and Blackberry Curve 8980 feature a 3.2 MP primary rear camera.


Storage: Blackberry Curve 8980 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 offers 170 GB, making Blackberry Curve 8980 the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800
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Blackberry Curve 8980
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Summary

Release Date

13 Jul, 2010
28 Mar, 2012

Display

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
LCD
TFT
240x400 px
480x360 px

Rear Camera

3.2 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1500 mAh
N/A

Storage

170 MB
256 MB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(30 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.1
Blackberry v5

Display

Display Type

LCD
TFT

Screen Size

3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)

Resolution

240x400 px
480x360 px

Pixel Density

146 ppi
250 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

46.65 %
27.29 %

Design

Height

113.5 mm
109 mm

Width

55 mm
60 mm

Thickness

12.80 mm
13.6 mm

Weight

109.7 grams
117 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
2048 x 1536 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

320x240 @ 24
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
N/A

Battery Type

Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 7.1(3G) / Up to 15(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

170 MB
256 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.64 W/kg Body: 0.66 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v2.1

GPS

N/A
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MPEG4 WMV Xvid DivX

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: AAC AAC+ MP3 WMA

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
N/A

Games

N/A
Yes

Java

N/A
Yes

Browser

N/A
Yes HTML

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall Practically Unlimited

SMS

N/A
Yes

MMS

N/A
Yes

Email

N/A
Yes

Instant Messaging

N/A
Yes

Other Facilities

N/A
Organizer Voice dial/memo Predictive text input