Screen size
8707v2.6"
9720Winner: 2.8"+7.1%
Quick verdict
9720 leads the measured specs 11-1.
Measured wins
8707v
1
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
9720
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
8707v
GSM / UMTS
9720
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
8707v
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
8707v
UMTS 2100
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed
8707v
Yes, 384 kbps
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
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Announced
8707v
2006, May
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Status
8707v
Discontinued
9720
Discontinued
Dimensions
8707v
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
8707v
139 g (4.90 oz)
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
8707v
QWERTY
9720
QWERTY
SIM
8707v
Mini-SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Other
8707v
-
9720
Optical trackpad
Type
8707v
65K colors
9720
IPS LCD
Size
8707v
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
8707v
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
OS
8707v
BlackBerry OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
CPU
8707v
Intel PXA901 312 MHz
9720
806 MHz Tavor MG1
Card slot
8707v
No
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
8707v
64MB 16MB RAM
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Other
8707v
No
9720
-
Loudspeaker
8707v
Yes
9720
Yes
Alert types
8707v
Vibration; Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
9720
-
3.5mm jack
8707v
No
9720
Yes
WLAN
8707v
No
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
8707v
2.0
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
8707v
No
9720
GPS
Radio
8707v
No
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
8707v
miniUSB
9720
microUSB 2.0
NFC
8707v
-
9720
No
Sensors
8707v
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Browser
8707v
HTML
9720
-
Other
8707v
Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
9720
BBM key MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Type
8707v
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery (C-S2)
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Stand-by
8707v
Up to 400 h
9720
Up to 432 h
Talk time
8707v
Up to 4 h
9720
Up to 7 h
Music play
8707v
-
9720
Up to 30 h
Colors
8707v
Silver
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
SAR EU
8707v
-
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Price
8707v
-
9720
About 130 EUR
Single
8707v
-
9720
5 MP
Features
8707v
-
9720
LED flash
Video
8707v
-
9720
480p@30fps
Other
8707v
-
9720
No