Screen size
9720Winner: 2.8"+13%
Bold 97002.4"
Quick verdict
9720 leads the measured specs 4-3.
Measured wins
9720
4
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Bold 9700
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
9720
GSM / HSPA
Bold 9700
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Bold 9700
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Bold 9700
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 , HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed
9720
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Bold 9700
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Announced
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Bold 9700
2009, October. Released 2009, November
Status
9720
Discontinued
Bold 9700
Discontinued
Dimensions
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Bold 9700
109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Bold 9700
122 g (4.30 oz)
Keyboard
9720
QWERTY
Bold 9700
QWERTY
SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Bold 9700
Mini-SIM
Other
9720
Optical trackpad
Bold 9700
Optical trackpad
Type
9720
IPS LCD
Bold 9700
TFT, 65K colors
Size
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Bold 9700
2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
Bold 9700
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
Bold 9700
BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
CPU
9720
806 MHz Tavor MG1
Bold 9700
624 MHz
Card slot
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Bold 9700
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Bold 9700
256MB 256MB RAM
Single
9720
5 MP
Bold 9700
3.15 MP, AF
Features
9720
LED flash
Bold 9700
LED flash
Video
9720
480p@30fps
Bold 9700
Yes
Other
9720
No
Bold 9700
No
Loudspeaker
9720
Yes
Bold 9700
Yes
3.5mm jack
9720
Yes
Bold 9700
Yes
WLAN
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bold 9700
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Bluetooth
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Bold 9700
2.1, A2DP
Positioning
9720
GPS
Bold 9700
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
9720
No
Bold 9700
-
Radio
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Bold 9700
No
USB
9720
microUSB 2.0
Bold 9700
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Bold 9700
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 9700
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Voice memo/dial
Browser
9720
-
Bold 9700
HTML
Type
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Bold 9700
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by
9720
Up to 432 h
Bold 9700
Up to 408 h
Talk time
9720
Up to 7 h
Bold 9700
Up to 6 h
Music play
9720
Up to 30 h
Bold 9700
-
Colors
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Bold 9700
Black, White
SAR EU
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Bold 9700
1.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
Price
9720
About 130 EUR
Bold 9700
About 90 EUR
SAR
9720
-
Bold 9700
1.55 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)