Blackberry Bold 9700 vs LG VX9400

Comparing the Blackberry Bold 9700 vs LG VX9400 across display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Blackberry Bold 9700 offers a screen size of 2.4 inches, while LG VX9400 offers 2.2 inches, making Blackberry Bold 9700 the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Bold 9700 and LG VX9400 feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Blackberry Bold 9700 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3.2 MP, while LG VX9400 offers 1.3 MP, making Blackberry Bold 9700 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: LG VX9400 offers a higher battery capacity with 950 mAh, while Blackberry Bold 9700 offers 1500 mAh, making LG VX9400 better for longer battery life.

Blackberry Bold 9700

₹10,999

(Discontinued)

LG VX9400

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

18 Nov, 2009

01 Mar, 2007

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
N/A	N/A	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
256 MB RAM	N/A	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	2.2 inches (5.59 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LCD	LCD	AMOLED
480x360 px	320x240 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
3.2 MP Primary Camera	1.3 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1500 mAh	950 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 MB	N/A	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.5/5

(316 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

N/A

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 829

RAM

256 MB

N/A

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

2.2 inches (5.59 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

480x360 px

320x240 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

250 ppi

182 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

30.01 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

109 mm

102 mm

150.83 mm

Width

60 mm

49 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

14.10 mm

18.50 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

122 grams

115 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Flash LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

320x240 @ 15
176x144 @ 30

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1500 mAh

950 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6(3G)

Up to 3.8(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB

N/A

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

N/A

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v1.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

USB Type-C

Video Player

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

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4

N/A

Music

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

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WMA

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Practically Unlimited

500 Entries

N/A

Email

Yes Wireless E-mail

Yes POP3 IMAP4 SMTP

N/A

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

Alarm Calendar Calculator Tip Calculator World Clock Notepad Voice Dialing Commands Recording

N/A

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