Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs Nokia Lumia 530

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
Nokia Lumia 530
nokia lumia 530
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced August 2013 July 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1450 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)