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Blackberry Bold 9700 vs Blackberry Curve 8530

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Rs. 10,999
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Summary
Performance

256 MB RAM

N/A

Display

2.4" (6.1 cm)

480x360 px, 250 PPI

2.4" (6.1 cm)

320x240 px

Rear Camera

3.2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1500 mAh

6 talktime (3G)

1150 mAh

4.5 talktime (2G)

Storage

256 MB

16 GB (Expandable)

256 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

Expert Rating
User Ratings

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★★★★★

3.5/5 based on 316 ratings

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★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 5 ratings

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General
Launch Date

December 18, 2009

Operating System

Blackberry v5

Performance
CPU

528 MHz

RAM

256 MB

Display
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 14.10 mm

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 13.90 mm

Weight

122 grams

105 grams

Colours

Black, Purple

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

3.2 MP Primary Camera

2 MP Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1500 mAh

1150 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6(3G)

Up to 4.5(2G)

Standby time

Up to 408(3G) / Up to 21(2G)

Up to 408(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

256 MB

256 MB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 16 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, CDMA

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G

SIM 1

GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

Multimedia
Video Player

, Video Formats: DivX 4, 5, 6, XviD, H.263, H.264, WMV3, MPEG4

, Video Formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9

Music

, Music Formats: , Audio format support: .3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro / WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+

, Music Formats: , Music Formats : MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCELP EVRC, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA9, Windows Media 10 Standard/Professional with 3.5 mm audio jack, Dedicated music keys

Sensors
Java

, MIDP 2.0

No

Browser

Phone Book

Practically Unlimited

, Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

SMS

, Threaded View

MMS

Email

, Wireless E-mail

, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, BlackBerry Connect

Other Facilities

Trackpad navigation, Bright, hi-resolution screen, Full QWERTY keyboard, 3G technology, Organizer, Intuitive icons and menus, Data Input & Navigation, Voice Input & Output, Password protection, Screen lock, Sleep mode, Includes BlackBerry® Maps, Integrated GPS with A-GPS

Ring ID, Picture ID, Multiple numbers per contact, Alarm, Calendar, To-Do / Tasks, Calculator, Notes.