BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) vs Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004
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11 Advantages 
13 Advantages | 9 Common items in both devices |
| Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| +2 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Model | Bold 9700 (Global) | BRAVIA S004 |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, RIM Onyx | Sony Ericsson S004 for Japanese market |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |  Japan |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 11/3/2009 | 6/1/2010 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 18 millimeters (0.71 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) | 51 x 111 millimeters (2.01 x 4.37 in) |
| Weight | 122 grams (4.27 ounces) | 145 grams (5.08 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Waterproof (IP?) |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.44" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~49.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x360 pixels | 480x854 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 246 PPI | 306 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) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 5.0 | Proprietary OS |
| Firmware update | BlackBerry OS 6.0 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | feature not registered |
| Internal storage | 256MB | 1GB (800MB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 3.1 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 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, GPRS, EDGE |
| 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) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HVGA (480x352) | VGA (640x480) 24 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | 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 |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not 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 | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| 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) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Digital TV |
| Video formats | DivX, XviD, WMV, 3GP | MP4, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | proprietary audio output |
| TV output | Not supported | Proprietary TV-out |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 930 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 3.5 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 260 hours (10.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML |
| 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, Red, Silver • Mobile FeliCa payment system • External OLED display 128x36 pixels 0.9 inches Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 | |
| 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 |