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BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs BlackBerry 9720

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
October 2009 August 2013
Status
Available - November 2009 Available - August 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight
122 g (4.3 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 900 / 1700 / 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
2.44 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.17% 32.35%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor
624 MHz [Similar] 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU
-
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Image Stabilization 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, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, 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 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h Up to 7 h
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