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BlackBerry 9720

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2, SQN100-4
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-1
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-2, SQN100-3, SQN100-4
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-5
4G Network 2, 4, 5, 17 - SQN100-1, SQN100-5
  4, 13 - SQN100-2
  3, 7, 8, 20 - SQN100-3
  25 - SQN100-4
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA, LTE (market dependent)
Launch
Announced 2013, August. Released 2013, August 2013, January. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in) 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm (4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 139 g (4.90 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
 Optical trackpad
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio) 3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~38.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density) 720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 10, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
CPU 806 MHz Tavor MG1 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
GPU Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 512MB ROM, 512MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP 8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No 2 MP
Video 720p
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS GPS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 BBM key
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
HDMI port
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 432 h Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black, White
SAR 1.16 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.10 W/kg (head)     1.41 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
Price About 130 EUR About 110 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.856:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.6dB / Crosstalk -82.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 56h

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