Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry Bold 9000
blackberry bold 9000
BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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