Comparison of BlackBerry Bold 9700 and BlackBerry Classic smartphones based on their characteristics

BlackBerry Bold 9700

BlackBerry Classic

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BlackBerry

BlackBerry

Phone model

Bold 9700

Classic

Year of release

2009

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

109 mm

Body width

60 mm

Body thickness

14 mm

Weight

122 g

Volume

91.56 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

CPU clock speed

624 MHz

2400 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

4

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 330

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

256 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 256 MB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

BlackBerry OS 5.0

BlackBerry OS 10

Battery

Battery capacity

1500

Battery type

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

6 h

Standby time in GSM networks

504 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

6 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

408 h

Duration of listening to music

38 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

2.44 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

480 x 360 pixels

1440 x 1440 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

246 ppi

582 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

Color depth

16 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.333

1

Auto-rotate screen

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

3.2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2048 x 1536 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

2 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Viewfinder

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

480 x 360 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1 + EDR

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA

• AAC
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

32

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

QWERTY keyboard

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF
• ZIP

• PDF

Email

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization with services

• Facebook
• BlackBerry Travel
• BlackBerry Hub

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

1.36 W/kg