Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Classic

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
BlackBerry Classic
blackberry classic
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2013 June 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry 10.3 OS
User Interface - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU - Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 41.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)