Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Lenovo S850

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
Lenovo S850
lenovo s850
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Lenovo
Announced October 2009 February 2014
Status Available - November 2009 Coming Soon - June 2014
Colors Black, White White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included No

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 68.71%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included No
USB OTG - Supported

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 present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 13 h