Nokia 5800 XpressMusic vs BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 5800 XpressMusic vs BlackBerry Bold 9700 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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3.2"
TFT
TFT
360x640
3.1
MP
MP
0.1mp
128MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1320
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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2.44"
TFT
TFT
480x360
3.1
MP
MP
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
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14 Advantages 
9 Advantages | 13 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| (back) 3.1MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| 3G HSDPA |
| 3.6 Mbps |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +6 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
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| Model | 5800 XpressMusic | Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) |
| Other model names | Nokia Tube, Nokia 5800d-1 | T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, Onyx |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | Nokia | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 11/27/2008 | 11/3/2009 |
| Depth | 15.5 millimeters (0.61 inches) | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 51.7 x 111 millimeters (2.04 x 4.37 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 109 grams (3.82 ounces) | 122 grams (4.27 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 2.44" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~49.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels | 480x360 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 229 PPI | 246 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | BlackBerry OS 6.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Nokia Rapido YII3E | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 369MHz ARM1136 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 256MB (81MB available) | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| 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 | 3.6 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 900/2100 | UMTS 900/1700/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | HVGA (480x352) |
| Flash | Dual-LED flash | LED flash |
| 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 | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.1 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 320x240 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | QCIF (176x144) | 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 | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | DivX, XviD, WMV, 3GP |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, еAAC+, WMA | MP3, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Proprietary TV-out | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5J | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1320 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 400 hours (16.7 days) | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML, Flash player | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Red, Blue • 8GB microsSD included • 3D stereo sound • Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch • Includes proprietary connector for TV Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • 2GB microSD included • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • LBS • UMA Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.11W/kg (head), 0.9W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.97W/kg (head) | feature not registered |