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BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs BlackBerry 9720

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
May 2008 August 2013
Status
Discontinued Available - August 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.6 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
26.72% 32.35%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor
624 MHz [Similar] 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU
- -
RAM
128 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
- Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by
Up to 310 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h Up to 7 h
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