Screen size
9720Winner: 2.8"+7.1%
Bold 90002.6"
Quick verdict
9720 leads the measured specs 7-3.
Measured wins
9720
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Bold 9000
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
9720
GSM / HSPA
Bold 9000
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Bold 9000
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Bold 9000
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed
9720
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
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
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Bold 9000
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Announced
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Bold 9000
2008, May
Status
9720
Discontinued
Bold 9000
Discontinued
Dimensions
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Bold 9000
114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
Weight
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Bold 9000
133 g (4.69 oz)
Keyboard
9720
QWERTY
Bold 9000
QWERTY
SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Bold 9000
Mini-SIM
Other
9720
Optical trackpad
Bold 9000
Trackball
Type
9720
IPS LCD
Bold 9000
65K colors
Size
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Bold 9000
2.6 inches, 20.1 cm2 (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
Bold 9000
480 x 320 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density)
OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
Bold 9000
BlackBerry OS
CPU
9720
806 MHz Tavor MG1
Bold 9000
624 MHz
Card slot
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Bold 9000
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Bold 9000
1GB 128MB RAM
Single
9720
5 MP
Bold 9000
2 MP
Features
9720
LED flash
Bold 9000
LED flash
Video
9720
480p@30fps
Bold 9000
Yes
Other
9720
No
Bold 9000
No
Loudspeaker
9720
Yes
Bold 9000
Yes
3.5mm jack
9720
Yes
Bold 9000
Yes
Alert types
9720
-
Bold 9000
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
WLAN
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bold 9000
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Bold 9000
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
9720
GPS
Bold 9000
GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
NFC
9720
No
Bold 9000
-
Radio
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Bold 9000
No
USB
9720
microUSB 2.0
Bold 9000
miniUSB 2.0
Sensors
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Bold 9000
Other
9720
BBM key MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Bold 9000
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Browser
9720
-
Bold 9000
HTML
Type
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Bold 9000
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by
9720
Up to 432 h
Bold 9000
Up to 310 h
Talk time
9720
Up to 7 h
Bold 9000
Up to 5 h
Music play
9720
Up to 30 h
Bold 9000
-
Colors
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Bold 9000
Black, White
SAR EU
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Bold 9000
0.84 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Price
9720
About 130 EUR
Bold 9000
About 80 EUR
SAR
9720
-
Bold 9000
1.51 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)