Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9360 vs BlackBerry Bold 9700

BlackBerry Curve 9360
blackberry curve 9360
BlackBerry Bold 9700
blackberry bold 9700
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2011 October 2009
Status Available - August 2011 Available - November 2009
Colors Black, Purple Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 11 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.43 in)
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 122 g (4.3 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
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0
Processor 800MHz [Similar] 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB storage 256 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included

display Display

Type TFT TFT
Colors TFT 65K colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 2.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 28.17%
Multi-Touch no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA 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 HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) 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 storage, 512 MB RAM 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Up to 408 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 6 h