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Blackberry Bold 9700 vs Blackberry Curve 9220

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Rs. 10,999
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 5,899
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Summary
Performance

256 MB RAM

512 MB RAM

Display

2.4" (6.1 cm)

480x360 px, 250 PPI

2.44" (6.2 cm)

240x320 px

Rear Camera

3.2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1500 mAh

6 talktime (3G)

1450 mAh

7 h talktime (2G)

Storage

256 MB

16 GB (Expandable)

512 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.5/5 based on 316 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.8/5 based on 612 ratings

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Blackberry Bold 9700 is permanently discontinued.
Blackberry Curve 9220 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Blackberry v7.1

Performance
RAM

256 MB

512 MB

Display
Display Type

TFT

Screen Size

2.44 " (6.2 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

Pixel Density

164 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

Display Colour

65K

Design
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Dimensions

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

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 12.7 mm

Weight

122 grams

102 grams

Colours

Black, Blue, Red, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

3.2 MP Primary Camera

2 MP Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

5 x Digital Zoom

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1500 mAh

1450 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6(3G)

Up to 7 Hours(2G)

Standby time

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

Up to 432 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

256 MB

512 MB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 16 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

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

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

SIM 1

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

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v2.1

USB Connectivity

microUSB, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Video Player

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

, Video Formats: 3GPP, AVI, H.263, H.264, M4V, MPEG4, WMV

Ring Tone

Music ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration

Music

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

, Music Formats: 3GP, AAC, AMR, eAAC+, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, WMA

Special Features

Voice Memo, Voice dialing

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Games

Java

, MIDP 2.0

No

Browser

, HTML

Phone Book

Practically Unlimited

, Limited

SMS

, Threaded View

MMS

Email

, Wireless E-mail

, Push e-mail

Instant Messaging

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

Calculator, World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer

Applications

Document Viewer