Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs BlackBerry Classic

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
BlackBerry Classic
blackberry classic
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced October 2009 June 2014
Status Available - November 2009 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 BlackBerry 10.3 OS
User Interface - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 41.64%
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 [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 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 Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA 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 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)