Nokia Lumia 720 vs BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)
Side by side comparison between Nokia Lumia 720 vs BlackBerry Bold 9700 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.3"
IPS
IPS
480x800
6.1
MP
MP
1.2mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
2000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
vs
2.44"
TFT
TFT
480x360
3.1
MP
MP
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Nokia Lumia 720
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26 Advantages 
3 Advantages | 9 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| +2 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 | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Lumia 720 | Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) |
| Other model names | Nokia Lumia 720 RM-885 | T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, Onyx |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | Nokia | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 3/1/2013 | 11/3/2009 |
| Depth | 9 millimeters (0.35 inches) | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 67.5 x 127.9 millimeters (2.66 x 5.04 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 128 grams (4.48 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 Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4.3" inches | 2.44" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~61% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 480x360 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 217 PPI | 246 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 2 | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| System version | Windows Phone 8.0 Apollo | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Firmware update | Windows Phone 8.0 GDR3 | BlackBerry OS 6.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz Krait (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 8GB (5.59GB available) | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 21/5.76 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 850/900/1900/2100 | UMTS 900/1700/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | 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 Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 6.1 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2848x2144 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | HVGA (480x352) |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/1.9 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.2 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x960 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | 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 Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | DivX, XviD, WMV, 3GP |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) BP-4GW | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2000 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 13.4 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 520 hours (21.7 days) | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push 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 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: White, Red, Yellow, Cyan on black • Nokia ClearBlack Display • Wireless charging • Carl Zeiss optics • 7GB free SkyDrive storage | • Colors: Black, White • 2GB microSD included • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • LBS • UMA Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia Lumia 720 | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.24W/kg (head) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.76W/kg (head) | feature not registered |