BlackBerry Tour 9630 vs Apple iPhone 3G (16GB)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Tour 9630 vs Apple iPhone 3G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2.4"
TFT
TFT
480x360
3.1
MP
MP
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1400
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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3.5"
TFT
TFT
320x480
2
MP
MP
128MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1150
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? BlackBerry Tour 9630
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15 Advantages 
10 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| 2.0 + A2DP |
| MicroUSB 2.0 / USB 2.0 proprietary connector |
| + 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 Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) |
| Other model names | Verizon RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630, Sprint Tour, RIM Niagara | iPhone 3G, iPhone 2 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Apple |
| Release date | 7/12/2009 | 7/1/2008 |
| Depth | 14.2 millimeters (0.56 inches) | 12.3 millimeters (0.48 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62 x 112 millimeters (2.44 x 4.41 in) | 62.1 x 115.5 millimeters (2.44 x 4.55 in) |
| Weight | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) | 133 grams (4.66 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.4" inches | 3.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~25.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~50.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x360 pixels | 320x480 pixels (3:2) |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 2-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 250 PPI | 165 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.7 | iOS 2.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | iOS 4.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7600 | 32bit: Samsung S5L8900 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 412MHz ARM1176JZF-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | PowerVR MBX Lite |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | 128MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 256MB | 16GB (14GB available) Flash (EEPROM) |
| External storage | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2 Mbps | 3.6 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 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 2100 | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA |
| 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 Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HVGA (480x320) | Not supported |
| Flash | LED flash | 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 |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| 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 Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 1 microphone |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | feature not registered |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, iTunes |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 proprietary connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Proprietary TV-out |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 1150 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 5W (5V/1A) Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 10 hours |
| Standby | 336 hours (14 days) | 300 hours (12.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor Java framework | • Colors: Black, White |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Tour 9630 | iPhone 3G (16GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.52W/kg (head), 1.29W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.56W/kg (head), 0.23W/kg (body) |