BlackBerry 8707v vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry 8707 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2GB
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2600
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD)
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2 Advantages 
28 Advantages | 2 Common items in both devices |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| + 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 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| Model | BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) |
| Other model names | Vodafone RIM BlackBerry 8707h | Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos LTE SM-A700FD |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |         Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Philippines, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Release date | 5/1/2006 | 2/1/2015 |
| Depth | 19.5 millimeters (0.77 inches) | 6.3 millimeters (0.25 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 69.5 x 110 millimeters (2.74 x 4.33 in) | 76.2 x 151 millimeters (3 x 5.94 in) |
| Weight | 139 grams (4.87 ounces) | 141 grams (4.94 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 2.6" inches | 5.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~27.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~72.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 5-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 154 PPI | 401 PPI |
| Colors | 65 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 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.1 | Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz Intel PXA901 (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 405 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 16GB (11GB available) |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.384 Mbps | 150/50 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 2100 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 13 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 28mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 23mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| 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 | feature not registered | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | feature not registered | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) C-S2 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | 17 hours |
| Standby | 400 hours (16.7 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Java framework | • Colors: Pearl White, Black, Champagne Gold • Samsung TouchWiz UX • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry 8707v | Galaxy A7 (4G SM-A700FD) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.49W/kg (head), 1.1W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.283W/kg (head), 0.358W/kg (body) |