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Blackberry Bold 9700 vs Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100

Summary
Performance

256 MB RAM

N/A

Display

2.4" (6.1 cm)

480x360 px, 250 PPI

2.2" (5.59 cm)

360x400 px, 245 PPI

Rear Camera

3.2 MP

Single Camera

3.2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1500 mAh

6 talktime (3G)

1150 mAh

5.5 talktime (3G)

Storage

256 MB

16 GB (Expandable)

256 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.5/5 based on 316 ratings

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Blackberry Bold 9700 is permanently discontinued.
Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Blackberry

Performance
CPU

624 MHz

RAM

256 MB

Display
Display Type

LCD

LCD

Screen Size

2.4 " (6.1 cm)

2.2 " (5.59 cm)

Resolution

480 x 360 pixels

360 x 400 pixels

Pixel Density

250 ppi

245 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

28.76 %

Design
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Dimensions

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

Height: 108 mm
Width: 50 mm
Thickness: 13.30 mm

Weight

122 grams

93 grams

Colours

Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White, Red Gradient

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

3.2 MP Primary Camera

3.2 MP Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1500 mAh

1150 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6(3G)

Up to 5.5(3G) / Up to 5(2G)

Standby time

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

Up to 312(3G) / Up to 432(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, GSM

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

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

3G Speed:
HSPA
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

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

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, WMV

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, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, Ogg Vorbis with 3.5 M.M Audio Jack

Sensors
Java

, MIDP 2.0

, MIDP 2.1

Browser

Phone Book

Practically Unlimited

Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

SMS

MMS

Email

, Wireless E-mail

, Push e-mail

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

Password protection, Screen lock, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Alarm, Clock, Calender, Calculator

Applications

Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)