BlackBerry DTEK60 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S9
BlackBerry DTEK60 Samsung Galaxy S9
Released · Oct 25, 2016
Released · Mar 16, 2018
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches
153.9 x 75.4 x 7 mm
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Glass
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light Notification light
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.8-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
71.82 % 84.36 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 630
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
21 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, E911 GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 26, 2016
FCC ID value: L6ABBA1001
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499 $ 720

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 25, 2016 Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d)
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 820
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 770
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