Comparison of BlackBerry Classic and Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE 64Gb Black Edition smartphones based on their characteristics

BlackBerry Classic

Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE 64Gb Black Edition

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BlackBerry

Samsung

Phone model

Classic

Galaxy S4 LTE 64Gb Black Edition

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

137 mm

Body width

70 mm

Body thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

130 g

Volume

75.32 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

• Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600

CPU clock speed

2400 MHz

1900 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 330

• Adreno 320

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 64 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

BlackBerry OS 10

Android 4.2

Battery

Battery capacity

2600

Battery type

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

17 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

370 h

Duration of listening to music

62 h

Video watching duration

11 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1440 x 1440 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

582 ppi

441 ppi

Screen technology

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Viewfinder

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

60 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Direct support

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• PBAP
• PBA
• HFP
• HSP
• OPP
• SAP
• HID
• PAN
• MAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Pedometer

Outside temperature sensor

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• MP3
• WMA

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

QWERTY keyboard

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization over the mobile network

Synchronization with services

• Facebook
• BlackBerry Travel
• BlackBerry Hub

• MS Outlook
• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Talk
• Google+

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.29 W/kg