Screen size
Bold 97002.4"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+21%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
Bold 9700
1
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q5
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold 9700
GSM / HSPA
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold 9700
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
Bold 9700
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 , HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
Speed
Bold 9700
HSPA 3.6/0.384 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
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
4G bands
Bold 9700
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Announced
Bold 9700
2009, October. Released 2009, November
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Bold 9700
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold 9700
109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Bold 9700
122 g (4.30 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Bold 9700
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Bold 9700
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Bold 9700
Optical trackpad
Q5
-
Type
Bold 9700
TFT, 65K colors
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Bold 9700
2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold 9700
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold 9700
BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Bold 9700
624 MHz
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
Bold 9700
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Bold 9700
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Bold 9700
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold 9700
256MB 256MB RAM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold 9700
3.15 MP, AF
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold 9700
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold 9700
Yes
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold 9700
No
Q5
-
Single
Bold 9700
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Bold 9700
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold 9700
Yes
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Bold 9700
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Bold 9700
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold 9700
2.1, A2DP
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Bold 9700
GPS, A-GPS
Q5
GPS
Radio
Bold 9700
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold 9700
microUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Bold 9700
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
Bold 9700
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold 9700
HTML
Q5
-
Other
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
Q5
-
Type
Bold 9700
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Bold 9700
Up to 408 h
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold 9700
Up to 6 h
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Bold 9700
Black, White
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Bold 9700
1.55 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold 9700
1.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold 9700
About 90 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR