Screen size
8700c2.6"
9720Winner: 2.8"+7.1%
Quick verdict
9720 leads the measured specs 12-0.
Measured wins
8700c
0
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
9720
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
8700c
GSM
9720
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
8700c
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
8700c
Yes
9720
-
EDGE
8700c
Yes
9720
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
-
3G bands
8700c
-
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed
8700c
-
9720
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Announced
8700c
2004, Q4
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Status
8700c
Discontinued
9720
Discontinued
Dimensions
8700c
110 x 69.5 x 19.5 mm (4.33 x 2.74 x 0.77 in)
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Weight
8700c
134 g (4.73 oz)
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
8700c
QWERTY
9720
QWERTY
SIM
8700c
Mini-SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Other
8700c
-
9720
Optical trackpad
Type
8700c
65K colors
9720
IPS LCD
Size
8700c
2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~27.4% screen-to-body ratio)
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
8700c
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
OS
8700c
BlackBerry OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
CPU
8700c
Intel PXA901 312 MHz
9720
806 MHz Tavor MG1
Card slot
8700c
No
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
8700c
64MB 16MB RAM
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Other
8700c
No
9720
-
Loudspeaker
8700c
Yes
9720
Yes
Alert types
8700c
Vibration; Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
9720
-
3.5mm jack
8700c
No
9720
Yes
WLAN
8700c
No
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
8700c
Yes
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
8700c
No
9720
GPS
Radio
8700c
No
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
8700c
Proprietary
9720
microUSB 2.0
NFC
8700c
-
9720
No
Sensors
8700c
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Browser
8700c
HTML
9720
-
Other
8700c
Organizer
9720
BBM key MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Type
8700c
Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Stand-by
8700c
Up to 450 h
9720
Up to 432 h
Talk time
8700c
Up to 4 h
9720
Up to 7 h
Music play
8700c
-
9720
Up to 30 h
Colors
8700c
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
SAR EU
8700c
-
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Price
8700c
-
9720
About 130 EUR
Single
8700c
-
9720
5 MP
Features
8700c
-
9720
LED flash
Video
8700c
-
9720
480p@30fps
Other
8700c
-
9720
No