Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced May 2011 August 2013
Status Available - August 2011 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar] 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.92% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 7 h