BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2.25"
TFT
TFT
360x400
3.1
MP
MP
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1150
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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5.7"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2560
16
MP
MP
5mp
4GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
3 Advantages 
31 Advantages | 7 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Ambient light sensor |
| 3.5mm jack |
| A-GPS, GeoTagging / A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| MicroUSB 2.0 / MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
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| Model | Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) |
| Other model names | AT&T BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100, RIM Pearl 2, RIM Stratus | AT&T Galaxy Note5 N920A, Samsung Noble |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Release date | 5/1/2010 | 8/21/2015 |
| Depth | 13.3 millimeters (0.52 inches) | 7.6 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 50 x 108 millimeters (1.97 x 4.25 in) | 76.1 x 153.2 millimeters (3 x 6.03 in) |
| Weight | 93 grams (3.26 ounces) | 171 grams (5.99 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 2.25" inches | 5.7" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~30.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~76.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x400 pixels | 1440x2560 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 239 PPI | 515 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 5.0 | Android 5.1.1 Lollipop |
| Firmware update | BlackBerry OS 6.0 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.1GHz ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-core) 4x 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | 4GB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 256MB | 32GB (25GB available) UFS 2.0 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 300/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat6 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,17,20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 5312x2988 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (240x180) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.9 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 28mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.6" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | 2K UHD (2560x1440) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.9 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 22mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/4.1" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.34µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor (front-mounted) Gyroscope Heart rate Proximity sensor SpO2 |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1150 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Qi Wireless charging (Qi/WPC) |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 22 hours |
| Standby | 312 hours (13 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Pink, Purple, White, Red • 2GB microSD included • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • BlackBerry maps • UMA • HAC (M3) • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan • S Pen stylus • Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) • S-Voice natural language • ANT+ |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920A) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.13W/kg (head), 1.25W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.289W/kg (head), 0.601W/kg (body) |
Sandi O'Regan <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2015-11-28 23:17:39Z">11/28/2015 11:17 PM</time> Thank you SO much for this! It VERY much helped out on some of the questions I had between these two phones! Thanks again!