Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) vs BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100
Side by side comparison between Samsung Star 3 vs BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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360x400
3.1
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256MB
RAM
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Single-core
1150
mAh
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(Removable)
What's the better phone? BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100
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6 Advantages 
14 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| 260 thousand |
| (back) 3.1MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| 3.5mm jack |
| 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] |
| + 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 Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Model | Star 3 (GT-S5220) | Pearl 3G 9100 |
| Other model names | Samsung Tocco Lite 2, Samsung Star 3 S5220 | AT&T BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100, RIM Pearl 2, RIM Stratus |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 4/1/2012 | 5/1/2010 |
| Depth | 11.5 millimeters (0.45 inches) | 13.3 millimeters (0.52 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 58 x 102 millimeters (2.28 x 4.02 in) | 50 x 108 millimeters (1.97 x 4.25 in) |
| Weight | 95 grams (3.33 ounces) | 93 grams (3.26 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 2.25" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~47.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~30.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 360x400 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 133 PPI | 239 PPI |
| Colors | 260 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 | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | BlackBerry OS 6.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 20MB | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| 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 | 0.236 Mbps | 3.6 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 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 | Not supported | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | 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 | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (220x176) 15 fps | QCIF (240x180) |
| Flash | Not supported | 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 | Not supported | Autofocus |
| 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 Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| 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 Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| 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, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | 1150 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 14.7 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 625 hours (26 days) | 312 hours (13 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| 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 | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • TouchWiz Lite UI v2.0 • Opera Browser • Social networks • Java framework | • Colors: Black, Pink, Purple, White, Red • 2GB microSD included • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • BlackBerry maps • UMA • HAC (M3) • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Star 3 (GT-S5220) | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| 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 |