Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) vs BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Omnia 7 vs BlackBerry Pearl Flip phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB)
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23 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Model | Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | Pearl Flip (8230) |
| Other model names | Samsung Omnia 7 i8700, Samsung GT-i8700 Omnia 7 | Verizon BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 CDMA, RIM Apex |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | Samsung | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 10/21/2010 | 2/28/2009 |
| Depth | 11 millimeters (0.43 inches) | 17.5 millimeters (0.69 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 64.2 x 122.4 millimeters (2.53 x 4.82 in) | 50 x 101 millimeters (1.97 x 3.98 in) |
| Weight | 138 grams (4.83 ounces) | 102 grams (3.57 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 2.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~58% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~41.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 240x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 154 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 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 | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| System version | Windows Phone 7.0 | BlackBerry OS 4.6 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Scorpion (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 128MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 16GB | 128MB (75MB available) |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 0.153 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 25 fps | QCIF (240x180) 15 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 | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| HDR | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| 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 | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) EB504465VU | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 900 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.2 hours | 3.5 hours |
| Standby | 330 hours (13.8 days) | 216 hours (9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Bing Maps • 16GB built-in microSD | • Colors: Black, Red, Pink • Secondary external 65K TFT display 128x160 pixels • Half-QWERTY • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Omnia 7 (GT-i8700 16GB) | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |