Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Apple iPhone 5

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
Apple iPhone 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple
Announced October 2009 September 2012
Status Available - November 2009 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 iOS 6
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included No

display Display

Type TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 60.84%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [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, 3.6 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 8 h