Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2013 May 2011
Status Available - August 2013 Available - August 2011
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)
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 130 g (4.59 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 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 31.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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, Wi-Fi hotspot 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

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)