Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs HTC One Max

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
HTC One Max
htc one max
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry HTC
Announced August 2013 October 2013
Status Available - August 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
164.5 x 82.5 x 10.29 mm
(6.48 x 3.25 x 0.41 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - For Verizon
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 - For Verizon
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 5.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (373 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 70.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization HTC UltraPixel Camera, Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Optical Image Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Recording
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Po battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 585 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 25 h (3G)