Phone Comparison - Nokia E72 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

Nokia E72
nokia e72
BlackBerry Bold 9000
blackberry bold 9000
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BlackBerry
Announced June 2009 May 2008
Status Available - October 2009 Discontinued
Colors White, Zodium Black, Metal Grey, Topaz Brown, Amethyst Purple, W Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 58 x 10 mm, 65 cc
(4.49 x 2.28 x 0.39 in, 2.56 cc )
114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI BlackBerry OS
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 250 MB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap microSD, up to 8 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 2.36 inches [Similar] 2.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (169 ppi) 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.24% 26.72%
Multi-Touch no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, -
Video Yes, VGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera VGA videocall camera [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32, 100 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 32, 296 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Nokia VoIP 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, miniUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 3.0 Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 250 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap microSD, up to 8 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh (BP-4L) 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 480 h (2G)
576 h (3G)
Up to 310 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (2G)
6 h (3G)
Up to 5 h