Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs BlackBerry Storm2 9550 vs LG Nexus 4 E960

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry LG
Announced October 2009 October 2009 October 2012
Status Available - November 2009 Available - November 2009 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm
(4.43 x 2.45 x 0.55 in )
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
In CDMA networks
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.2
Processor 624 MHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz
RAM 256 MB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 2 GB 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD No

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 3.25 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 360 x 480 pixels (185 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 46.55% 68.18%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA; EV-DO RevA 3.1Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 2 GB 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1400 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 270 h Up to 390 hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 5 h 30 min Up to 12 hours (3G)