Do you want to know what's better BlackBerry Passport or Samsung Galaxy S7? You'll get the answer on this page! SpecsPRO has compared BlackBerry Passport vs Samsung Galaxy S7: camera, battery, screen size, resolution and other important specifications.

Samsung Galaxy S7 vs BlackBerry Passport

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • Stand By

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • Build

  • SIM card

  • Keyboard

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • NFC

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Samsung Galaxy S7

  • Price

    $136.99

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Exynos 8890 Octa

    PLATFORM CPU: Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)

    PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP12

    CAMERA Rear: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash

    CAMERA Front: 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR

    CAMERA Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

    DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel density)

    BODY Dimensions: 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

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BlackBerry Passport
  • launch

  • Announced

    2016, February

  • Status

    Available. Released 2016, March

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Exynos 8890 Octa

  • CPU

    Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)

  • GPU

    Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP12

  • camera

  • Rear

    12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash

  • Front

    5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR

  • Video

    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

  • Features

    1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    5.1 inches

  • Resolution

    1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - Always-on display - TouchWiz UI

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 22 h

  • Playing Music

    About 62 h

  • Stand By

  • body

  • Dimensions

    142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)

  • Weight

    152 g (5.36 oz, 0.34 lb)

  • Build

    Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel

  • SIM card

    Single SIM

  • Keyboard

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0, USB Host

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930F TD-SCDMA

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930F

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2014, June

  • Status

    Available. Released 2014, September

  • platform

  • OS

    BlackBerry OS 10.3, upgradable to v10.3.2

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801

  • CPU

    Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400

  • GPU

    Adreno 330

  • camera

  • Rear

    13 MP, f/2.0, 30mm, autofocus, OIS, LED flash

  • Front

    2 MP, f/2.8, 28mm, 720p

  • Video

    1080p@60fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    4.5 inches

  • Resolution

    1440 x 1440 pixels (~453 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 3

  • Multitouch

    Yes, up to 10 fingers

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3450 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 18 h / About 23 h

  • Playing Music

    About 84 h

  • Stand By

    About 432 h / About 444 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm (5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)

  • Weight

    196 g (6.91 oz, 0.43 lb)

  • Build

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Keyboard

    QWERTY

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black, White, Red, Black&Gold, Silver

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32 GB, 3 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    FM radio, RDS

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort)

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

  • Messaging

    SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    Yes

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)

  • Speed

    HSPA, LTE

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • Summary

    The Galaxy S7 runs a more powerful CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) than the Passport. This is an important specification of this model as powerful processor allows the owner to run a few apps at once.

    The Galaxy S7 has more powerful graphics processor Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP12 thanks to which you will be able to play more number of the latest game apps.

    The Galaxy S7 has more quality rear camera that makes it a better choice for those who want to get high quality pictures. The Samsung Galaxy S7 front camera specifications are better than that of the Passport: (5 megapixels and 1.7 aperture versus 2 megapixels and 2.8 aperture). If you like to make selfies then you have to keep in mind this advantage. The Galaxy S7 captures videos with a more quality resolution: 4K UHD vs FullHD.

    The Galaxy S7 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) screen resolution with 575 ppi pixel density that is better than the Passport 2K HD (1440 x 1440 pixels) screen resolution with 452 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a better choice for reading books. The Galaxy S7 smartphone is easier to carry as it has more portable dimensions in comparison to the BlackBerry Passport: 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm versus 128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm. The Galaxy S7 cell phone weight 152g that is 44g lighter than the weight of the Passport.

    The BlackBerry Passport has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3450mah battery that is 450mah bigger compared to the Galaxy S7 cell. That's mean this model will work longer without charging.

    The Samsung Galaxy S7 has 10 advantages and the Passport only 4 so the Galaxy S7 will become the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.