Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Lenovo A536

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
Lenovo A536
lenovo a536
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Lenovo
Announced October 2009 September 2014
Status Available - November 2009 Available - September 2014
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 )
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 68.49%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA 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
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 15 h 30 min