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BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
October 2009 May 2011
Status
Available - November 2009 Available - August 2011
Colors
Black, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight
122 g (4.3 oz) 130 g (4.59 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 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.44 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.17% 31.92%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor
624 MHz [Similar] 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar]
GPU
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

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 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
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