Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Apple iPhone 6

BlackBerry Bold 9700
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple
Announced October 2009 September 2014
Status Available - November 2009 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR GX6450 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included No

display Display

Type TFT LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 65.93%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p [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, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
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 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1810 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 14 h