Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Classic vs BlackBerry Bold 9780

BlackBerry Classic
blackberry classic
BlackBerry Bold 9780
blackberry bold 9780
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced June 2014 October 2010
Status Available - November 2014 Available - November 2010
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS BlackBerry OS 6.0
User Interface Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait -
Processor Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 256 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 2.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.64% 28.17%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus,
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included
USB OTG Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2515 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)