Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Asus Zenfone 4

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
Asus Zenfone 4
asus zenfone 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Asus
Announced October 2009 January 2014
Status Available - November 2009 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 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 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 59.74%
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 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
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 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 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-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1200/1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 192 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 10 h