BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2.44"
TFT
TFT
480x360
5
MP
MP
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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4.5"
TFT
TFT
480x800
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
2000
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS)
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2 Advantages 
23 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| (back) 5MP |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +5 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 Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| Model | Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) |
| Other model names | T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Bold 9780, RIM Onyx Delta | Samsung Galaxy Core II SM-G355M/Dual-Sim |
| Country or region available |  USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Release date | 11/14/2010 | 5/20/2014 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 9.8 millimeters (0.39 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) | 68 x 130.3 millimeters (2.68 x 5.13 in) |
| Weight | 122 grams (4.27 ounces) | 138 grams (4.83 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.44" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~65.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x360 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 246 PPI | 207 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 6.0 | Android 4.4.2 KitKat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 32bit |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.2GHz |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB SDRAM | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 512MB (300MB available) | 4GB (2GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| 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) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2 Mbps | 21/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| 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 900/1700/2100 | UMTS 850/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| 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 Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Supported | VGA (720x480) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | 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 Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, XviD, WMV, 3GP | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 2000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 408 hours (17 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| 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 | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • Office editor • BlackBerry maps • LBS • UMA • HAC (M3) • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • Samsung TouchWiz UI • Nature UX 2.0 • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9780 (T-Mobile) | Galaxy Core 2 Duos (SM-G355M/DS) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.293W/kg (head), 0.98W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.425W/kg (head), 0.451W/kg (body) |