Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

Apple iPhone 3GS
apple iphone 3gs
BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry
Announced June 2009 May 2011
Status Available - June 2009 Available - August 2011
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 31.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)