Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

Apple iPhone 4S
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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry
Announced October 2011 May 2011
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2011
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 31.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 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-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1432 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)