BlackBerry Evolve vs Samsung Galaxy A9

BlackBerry Evolve

Samsung Galaxy A9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 39(1900); LTE-TDD 1900, 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz

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HSDPA speed

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42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

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5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat7, 350 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, polycarbonate

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SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/Nano-SIM(microSD), dual stand-by)

Optional Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

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161.7 mm
Width

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80.9 mm
Thickness

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7.4 mm
Weight

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200 g
Waterproof

IP67

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Dust proof

IP67

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Colors

Black

Champagne Gold, Midnight Black, Pearl White, Pink

Display
Display type

IPS capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.99 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

367 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Multitouch

Yes

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Main camera
Camera type

Dual

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Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 1/3.1" , 1.12 µm

13 MP, f/1.9
13 MP, 1/3.1" , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

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Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

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93
DxOMark video

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77
DxOMark camera score

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88

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

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No
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyro, hall, light, proximity

Fingerprint, accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity