Phone comparison

BlackBerry Bold 9700

4.0/5

271 votes

GENERAL

Introduced

November 2009

Announced

October 2009

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 850 / HSDPA 1900 / HSDPA 2100

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SAR Value

1.180 W/Kg

HARDWARE SPECS

BlackBerry Bold 9700

Shared memory

1GB

Extras

- Photocall
- 256MB ROM
- microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, 2GB included

SIZE

BlackBerry Bold 9700

Weight

120.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

109.0 x 60.0 x 14.0

DISPLAY

BlackBerry Bold 9700

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, TFT, 65K colors

Size

2.60 inch

Resolution

480 x 360 pixels

Extras

- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Touch-sensitive optical trackpad

RINGTONES

BlackBerry Bold 9700

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3 ringtones
- 3.5 mm audio jack

NETWORKING

BlackBerry Bold 9700

HSDPA speed

3.6 Mbps

GPRS

Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE

Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g

Bluetooth

Yes, 2.1 with A2DP

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, HTML

Email client

Yes

Extras

- BlackBerry OS 5.0
- Instant Messaging
- GPS with A-GPS support

CAMERA

BlackBerry Bold 9700

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, image stabilization, video

FEATURES

BlackBerry Bold 9700

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

Extras

- BlackBerry maps
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
- Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
- Organizer