BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold 9700

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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BlackBerry Bold 9700

BlackBerry Bold 9700

Announced On:November, 2009

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold 9700

BlackBerry Curve 8520	BlackBerry Bold 9700

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €90
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Querty Keyboard	Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)	109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	122 g (4.30 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Black, White

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.44 inches, 18.4 cm² (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM	GSM / HSPA
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	256MB ROM, 256MB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Class 10
EDGE
Class 10	Class 10
Speed
	HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.1, A2DP
USB
microUSB	microUSB 2.0
GPS
No	Yes, with A-GPS

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	3.15 MP, AF
Camera Features
	LED flash
Video
320p	Yes

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV	Media MP3/WMA/AAC+
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMV	DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS v5.0
Upgradable
	Upgradable to v6.0
Java
Yes	Yes, MIDP 2.0
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
512 MHz	624 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes Dedicated music keys	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad	Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 408 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min	Up to 6 h

Features
Additional Features
Voice memo/dial Predictive text input	BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Voice memo/dial

SAR US
Misc
1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)	1.55 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)	1.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)

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