Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Nokia Lumia 530

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
Nokia Lumia 530
nokia lumia 530
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced October 2009 July 2014
Status Available - November 2009 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 59.08%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes 480p@30fps
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, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 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 present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1500 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)