Phone Comparison - Nokia E71 vs BlackBerry 9720

Nokia E71
nokia e71
BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BlackBerry
Announced June 2008 August 2013
Status Available - July 2008 Available - August 2013
Colors White Steel, Grey Steel, Black, Red Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 57 x 10 mm, 66 cc
(4.49 x 2.24 x 0.39 in, 2.6 cc )
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor 369 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 110 MB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 8GB, hotswap microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.36 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (169 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.70% 32.35%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio FM radio (E71 only); Visual ra Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera Videocall camera [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32, 100 kbps Yes
Edge Class 32, 296 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 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 110 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 8GB, hotswap 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh (BP-4L) 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 410 h (2G)
480 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h 30 min (2G)
4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h