Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs BlackBerry 9720

Apple iPhone 4
apple iphone 4
BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry
Announced June 2010 August 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

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-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 7 h