BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 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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5.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
720x1280
8
MP
MP
2.1mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Hexa-core
3100
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505)
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1 Advantage 
26 Advantages | 10 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| +3 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| Model | Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, RIM Onyx | Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 4G LTE+, Samsung SM-N7505 |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Release date | 11/3/2009 | 2/1/2014 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 8.6 millimeters (0.34 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) | 77.4 x 148.4 millimeters (3.05 x 5.84 in) |
| Weight | 122 grams (4.27 ounces) | 163 grams (5.71 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 2.44" inches | 5.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~72.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x360 pixels | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 246 PPI | 267 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 5.0 | Android 4.3 Jelly Bean |
| Firmware update | BlackBerry OS 6.0 | Android 5.1.1 Lollipop |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 32bit: Samsung Exynos 5 Hexa 5260 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) | Hexa-core, 2 processors: 2x 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-core) 4x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | ARM Mali-T624 MP4 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 256MB | 16GB (11GB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600 (Bands 1,3,5,7,8,20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| 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) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HVGA (480x352) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.6 (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 only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 2.1 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1920x1080 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| 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) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| 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) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| 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/ac [wifi5] (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 | Supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 3100 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 18 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 540 hours (22.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (Swype), 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: Black, White, Green, Pink, Red • USB OTG On-The-Go • Samsung TouchWiz UX • S Pen stylus • SoundAlive • S-Voice • ANT+ Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Galaxy Note 3 Neo (LTE SM-N7505) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.82W/kg (head), 1.1W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.536W/kg (head), 0.803W/kg (body) |