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BlackBerry Bold 9700

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps HSPA
Launch
Announced 2009, October. Released 2009, November 2010, August. Released 2010, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm (4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
Weight 122 g (4.30 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT
Size 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio) 3.2 inches, 31.7 cm2 (~46.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density) 360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~188 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0 BlackBerry OS 6.0
CPU 624 MHz 624 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included
Internal 256MB 256MB RAM 4GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video Yes 480p@24fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Proximity
 BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Social feeds
BlackBerry maps
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Media player MP3/WMA/eAAC+/FlAC/OGG player
Video player DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.264
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 408 h Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Dark Orange
SAR 1.55 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)     0.91 W/kg (head)     0.68 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     0.86 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)    
Price About 90 EUR About 110 EUR
Tests
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 65dB
Audio quality Noise -89.8B / Crosstalk -88.6dB Noise -89.0dB / Crosstalk -89.2dB

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