Phone Comparison - ZTE Grand X V970 vs BlackBerry Bold 9700

ZTE Grand X V970
zte grand x v970
BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE BlackBerry
Announced February 2012 October 2009
Status Available - July 2012 Available - November 2009
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 65 x 9.9 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.39 in)
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 2 [Similar] 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 256 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 2.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.82% 28.17%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 408 h
Talk Time - Up to 6 h