Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) vs BlackBerry Tour 9630
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VE vs BlackBerry Tour 9630 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F)
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!
22 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| 3.5mm jack |
| A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou / A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| + 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 | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Model | Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | Tour 9630 |
| Other model names | Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Value edition (4G LTE) | Verizon RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630, Sprint Tour, RIM Niagara |
| Country or region available |  (Europe) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 6/1/2015 | 7/12/2009 |
| Depth | 8.6 millimeters (0.34 inches) | 14.2 millimeters (0.56 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 72.1 x 144.8 millimeters (2.84 x 5.7 in) | 62 x 112 millimeters (2.44 x 4.41 in) |
| Weight | 156 grams (5.46 ounces) | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 5" inches | 2.4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~66% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~25.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 540x960 pixels | 480x360 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 220 PPI | 250 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| System version | Android 5.1.1 Lollipop | BlackBerry OS 4.7 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Marvell Armada PXA1908 (28nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7600 |
| CPU | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Vivante GC7000UL | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR3 | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 8GB (4GB available) eMMC | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 150/50 Mbps | 7.2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 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 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat4 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| 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 | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | HVGA (480x320) |
| 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 | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 5 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | 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 | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | Not supported |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2600 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 14 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 336 hours (14 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: White, Black, Gold • Samsung TouchWiz UI • Samsung KIES | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Grand Prime VE (SM-G531F) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.309W/kg (head), 0.375W/kg (body) | feature not registered |