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BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Apple iPhone 5

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry Apple
Announced
October 2010 September 2012
Status
Available - November 2010 Available - September 2012
Colors
Black, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight
122 g (4.3 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.44 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.17% 60.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS 6.0 iOS 6
Processor
624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video
Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1500 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by
Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 225 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 8 h
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