Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Nokia X

BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
Nokia X
nokia x
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced October 2009 February 2014
Status Available - November 2009 Available - February 2014
Colors Black, White White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm
(4.55 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 128.7 g (4.52.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 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 Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD 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 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 62.71%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM Radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Fixed focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 408 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 13 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)