Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs BlackBerry Q5 vs BlackBerry 9720

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced October 2009 May 2013 August 2013
Status Available - November 2009 Available - June 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 806 MHz Tavor MG1
GPU - -
RAM 256 MB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 8 GB 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 3.1 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 39.25% 32.35%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Yes Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2180 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 7 h