Screen size
9720Winner: 2.8"+21%
Pearl 81002.2"
Quick verdict
9720 leads the measured specs 10-1.
Measured wins
9720
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
2
equal specs
Pearl 8100
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
9720
GSM / HSPA
Pearl 8100
GSM
2G bands
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Pearl 8100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Pearl 8100
-
Speed
9720
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Pearl 8100
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
equal specsStereo speakers
-
GPRS
9720
-
Pearl 8100
Yes
EDGE
9720
-
Pearl 8100
Yes
Announced
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Pearl 8100
2006, September
Status
9720
Discontinued
Pearl 8100
Discontinued
Dimensions
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Pearl 8100
107 x 50 x 14.5 mm (4.21 x 1.97 x 0.57 in)
Weight
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Pearl 8100
89.5 g (3.14 oz)
Keyboard
9720
QWERTY
Pearl 8100
QWERTY
SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Pearl 8100
Mini-SIM
Other
9720
Optical trackpad
Pearl 8100
-
Type
9720
IPS LCD
Pearl 8100
65K colors
Size
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Pearl 8100
2.2 inches, 15.6 cm2 (~29.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
Pearl 8100
240 x 260 pixels (~161 ppi density)
Other
9720
-
Pearl 8100
Wallpapers
OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
Pearl 8100
BlackBerry OS
CPU
9720
806 MHz Tavor MG1
Pearl 8100
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Card slot
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Pearl 8100
microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Pearl 8100
64MB
Single
9720
5 MP
Pearl 8100
1.3 MP
Features
9720
LED flash
Pearl 8100
LED flash
Video
9720
480p@30fps
Pearl 8100
No
Other
9720
No
Pearl 8100
No
Loudspeaker
9720
Yes
Pearl 8100
Yes
3.5mm jack
9720
Yes
Pearl 8100
No
Alert types
9720
-
Pearl 8100
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
WLAN
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Pearl 8100
No
Bluetooth
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Pearl 8100
2.0
Positioning
9720
GPS
Pearl 8100
No
NFC
9720
No
Pearl 8100
-
Radio
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Pearl 8100
No
USB
9720
microUSB 2.0
Pearl 8100
Proprietary
Sensors
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Pearl 8100
Other
9720
BBM key MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Pearl 8100
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Media player SureType keyboard software Organizer
Browser
9720
-
Pearl 8100
HTML
Type
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Pearl 8100
Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Stand-by
9720
Up to 432 h
Pearl 8100
Up to 360 h
Talk time
9720
Up to 7 h
Pearl 8100
Up to 3 h 30 min
Music play
9720
Up to 30 h
Pearl 8100
-
Colors
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Pearl 8100
Black, White, Red
SAR EU
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Pearl 8100
-
Price
9720
About 130 EUR
Pearl 8100
About 200 EUR