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BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Asus Zenfone 4

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry Asus
Announced
October 2009 January 2014
Status
Available - November 2009 Available - June 2014
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
Weight
122 g (4.3 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.44 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.17% 59.74%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB storage 8 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama
Video
Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No FM Radio
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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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

User Memory

Internal
256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1200/1600 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 192 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h Up to 10 h
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