Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) vs BlackBerry Storm (9530)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Omnia HD vs BlackBerry Storm phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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3.7"
AMOLED
AMOLED
360x640
8
MP
MP
0.1mp
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
3.25"
TFT
TFT
360x480
3.1
MP
MP
128MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1400
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition)
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22 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 16 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| 3G HSUPA |
| 7.2 Mbps |
| Capacitive |
| Single |
| +9 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 | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| Model | Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | Storm (9530) |
| Other model names | Samsung Omnia HD Gold Edition GT-i8910, Omnia HD Premium | Verizon RIM BlackBerry Storm 9530T, RIM Thunder |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 12/1/2009 | 11/21/2008 |
| Depth | 12.9 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 58 x 123 millimeters (2.28 x 4.84 in) | 62.2 x 112.5 millimeters (2.45 x 4.43 in) |
| Weight | 149 grams (5.22 ounces) | 155 grams (5.43 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| Display type | AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.7" inches | 3.25" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~52.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~46.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels | 360x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 198 PPI | 185 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 | BlackBerry OS 4.7 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | TouchWiz UI | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 (65nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7600 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX530 MP1 | Qualcomm Adreno 130 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | 128MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 16GB (13GB available) | 1GB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| 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 | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 7.2 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 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, 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 | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 24 fps | HVGA (480x320) 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 | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.1 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 352x288 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | QCIF (176x144) | 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 HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| Loudspeaker | Stereo sound Virtual 5.1 channel | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 1 microphone | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, Xvid, H.264, H.263, WMV, RV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, RA | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Proprietary TV-out | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.5 hours | 5.5 hours |
| Standby | 450 hours (18.8 days) | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-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 | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Luxury Brown, Champagne Gold DNSe 2.0 • OpenGL ES 2.0] • QuickOffice • Xtragps Java framework | • Colors: Black • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Omnia HD (Gold Edition) | BlackBerry Storm (9530) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.07W/kg (head), 0.65W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.43W/kg (head) | feature not registered |