Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs ZTE Grand X V970

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
ZTE Grand X V970
zte grand x v970
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry ZTE
Announced October 2009 February 2012
Status Available - November 2009 Available - July 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
127 x 65 x 9.9 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.39 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 2 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 4 GB storage
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] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 61.82%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 512 MB 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h -