Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Bold 9700

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2013 October 2009
Status Available - August 2013 Available - November 2009
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 256 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 2.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 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, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, 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 512 MB ROM, 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 not present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1450 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 408 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 6 h