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BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Nokia Lumia 530

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry Nokia
Announced
October 2009 July 2014
Status
Available - November 2009 Available - August 2014
Colors
Black, White White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight
122 g (4.3 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.17% 59.08%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor
624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB storage 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Image Stabilization 1/4'' sensor size
Video
Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No FM Radio
Games
Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
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, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 128 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity
1500 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
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