BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) vs HTC Desire Eye
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs HTC Desire Eye phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2.44"
TFT
TFT
480x360
3.1
MP
MP
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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5.2"
SLCD3
SLCD3
1080x1920
13.1
MP
MP
13.1mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
2400
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? HTC Desire Eye
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2 Advantages 
29 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| A-GPS, GeoTagging / A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Model | Bold 9700 (Global) | Desire Eye |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, RIM Onyx | AT&T HTC Desire Eye LTE, HTC Eye |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | BlackBerry | HTC |
| Release date | 11/3/2009 | 11/1/2014 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 8.5 millimeters (0.33 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) | 73.8 x 151.7 millimeters (2.91 x 5.97 in) |
| Weight | 122 grams (4.27 ounces) | 154 grams (5.39 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Waterproof (IP?) |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT Super LCD 3 |
| Screen size | 2.44" inches | 5.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~66.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x360 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 246 PPI | 424 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 5.0 | Android 4.4.2 KitKat |
| Firmware update | BlackBerry OS 6.0 | Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB v3 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.3GHz Krait 400 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 330 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 256MB | 16GB (10GB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 128GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | UMTS Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 - AT&T: 850/1700/1900/2100 - EMEA: 850/900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 13.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 4208x3120 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HVGA (480x352) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Dual-LED on both cameras |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 13.1 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 4208x3120 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Dual-LED |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | DivX, XviD, WMV, 3GP | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 2400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 20 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 538 hours (22.4 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • 2GB microSD included • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • LBS • UMA Java framework | • Colors: Blue, Red, White • HTC Sense UI 6 • HTC BlinkFeed • HTC BoomSound • Google Drive 50GB • IPX7 certified: dustproof and water resistant up to 1m and 30min Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | HTC Desire Eye | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |