BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs BlackBerry Classic

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          BlackBerry BlackBerry
          Announced
          October 2009 June 2014
          Status
          Available - November 2009 Available - November 2014
          Colors
          Black, White Black
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          109 x 60 x 14 mm
          (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
          131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
          (5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
          Weight
          122 g (4.3 oz) 177 g (6.24 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          - LTE
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 BlackBerry 10.3 OS
          User Interface
          - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
          Processor
          624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
          GPU
          Adreno 225 [Similar]
          RAM
          256 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          256 MB storage 16 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

          Display

          Type
          TFT Capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          65K colors 16M colors
          Size
          2.44 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          28.17% 41.64%
          Multi-Touch
          no multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED Flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Image Stabilization AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
          Video
          Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
          Front Camera
          No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, 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

          User Memory

          Internal
          256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
          USB OTG
          - Not Supported

          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 supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
          Capacity
          1500 mAh 2515 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 408 h Up to 348 h (2G)
          Up to 365 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 6 h Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
          Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)

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